Mulch "Vulcano" Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to maintain moisture and improve soil conditions. Mulching is one of the most beneficial things a home owner can do for the health of a tree. Mulch can reduce water loss from the soil, minimize weed competition, and improve[...]
Archive for August, 2009
August 26th, 2009 - 3:20 am § in Tree Care
Plant Health Care vs. Tree Health Care
While trees are dominant ornamental features in your home landscape, they share this area with turf grasses, shrubs,and bedding plants. All these plants have one thing in common: the soil. [...]
August 26th, 2009 - 3:06 am § in Tree Care
The Secret to New Tree Planting
Think of the tree you just purchased as a lifetime investment. How well your tree, and investment, grows depends on the type of tree and location you select for planting, the care you provide when the tree is planted and followup nourishment the tree receives after planting. [...]
August 26th, 2009 - 2:55 am § in Tree Care
Sick Tree Care
Trees in our urban environment suffer a large variety of stresses, which continue to compound as insects and diseases move in. By first identifying these stressing factors, we can implement a program that will help alleviate the original stresses, and increase the vitality of the tree. [...]
August 26th, 2009 - 2:43 am § in Tree Care
Construction Injury to Trees
Construction and remodeling around existing trees can lead to serious damage and in many cases the death of existing trees. There are a number of species which can tolerate minor changes to the environment before they begin to decline in health and vigor. The Post Oak is one of those species. [...]
August 26th, 2009 - 1:23 am § in Tree Care
Tree Appraisals
Plants have a dollar value of their own, that can be measured by competent plant appraisers. If your trees or shrubs are damaged or destroyed, you may be able to recapture your loss through an insurance claim.[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 4:42 pm § in Transformations
Sick Tree Revives Vitality Through Nutrition
Watch the tree literally revive with just a few simple steps. Originally, the owners thought they would have to cut down the tree and lose their investment in that tree.[...]
August 9th, 2009 - 7:59 pm § in Tree Info
Reviving, Nourishing and Keeping DFW Trees Green!
Trees Are a valuable resource to our property and communities. They beautify our surroundings, purify our air, act as sound barriers, reduce storm water runoff, manufacture precious oxygen, and help us save energy through their cooling shade in summer and wind reduction in winter. Unfortunately they[...]
August 8th, 2009 - 6:28 am § in Tree Info
The Importance of Trees
"The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more" Ralph Waldo Emerson Perhaps because of their constant presence, most of us rarely lend much thought to the importance of trees in our lives, communities and histories. We take them for granted, or see them as mere decorations. Trees,[...]