Care of Individual Trees - Arboriculture

The basics on watering a tree and tips on when you have watered the tree too much.

If a tree trunk is wounded there are some things you can do.

Tree live to become very old because they have a defense to the disease process called compartmentalization.

How to prune a tree to prevent further tree injury and decay.

You can kill a tree by using too much fertilizer. Find out what to do when you over fertilize a tree.

The process and symptoms of tree root damage.

How a tree trunk wound develops decay.

How a tree branch wound introduces decay into a tree.

A good tree-care program includes looking for hints of trouble. There are signs and symptoms that indicates tree decay development. They may go unrecognized. Early recognition of these signs and symptoms, followed by proper treatment, can minimize the damage caused by decay. A tree is considered to be wounded when its bark is broken so that either its inner bark or wood is exposed to the air. Tr…

An interview with a tree expert and professional arborist.

You should always remove or significantly pull back root ball packing material including burlap and wire.

Tree roots will invade water and sewer systems. There are trees to avoid and things you can do to deal with the invasion.

Your tree's critical root zone should be protected and considered just as important for tree health as fertilization, mulching and protection from pests and trunk damage. Vertical mulching is one way to insure tree health and well worth the investment in time and effort.

There are certain things a tree owner must know to keep trees healthy and in the very best condition. Start by taking my tree wellness quiz and don't worry about your score. Learn from the quiz.

Trees Can Cost You Money

Trees Are Economically Valuable

Urban forests are all the trees and other vegetation that grow in places where people live, work and play. The urban forester manages the urban forest in towns and cities.

Hiring tips after finding a local tree service or arborist to work on your trees.

How to find a local tree service or arborist to work on your trees.

How to Transplant a Tree - Make a Tree Seedling Transplant

The ten most harmful things you can do to a tree you are growing. Listed in order of the most common problems. Staking and mulching.

Pruning a tree will produce strong, healthy, attractive plants. Here is a tutorial and guide on how, why and when to prune plus a few simple pruning tips.

Review of Cappiello and Shadow's Dogwood: The Genus Cornus. It is a must have reference book on the dogwood tree.

How to Mulch Your Tree

Review of George Brown's The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers - expanded by Tony Kirkham. One of my top five tree reference books.

Hundreds of thousands of shade and street trees in the United States are storm damaged by wind, ice and lightning each year.

Non-living agents can damage trees and are considered part of the disease process.

Non-living agents can damage trees and are considered part of the disease process.

Follow this step by step prescription for preventing or minimizing tree damage caused by decay:

Tree wounds: branch wounds, trunk wounds, and root wounds.

Treating Tree Wounds

The Classic How-To On Tree Care - United States Forest Service AIB-387

Sometimes a tree just needs to go! Good news is, you can chemically treat and kill trees.

Should you choose an arborist or a forester for tree help - or even do the work yourself?

How to deal with a bleeding cherry, sweetgum or any tree in the Prunus genus.

Ten ways to kill a tree - from cradle to grave.