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With Arbor Day fast approaching, we thought we'd share some helpful tips for planting trees. Arbor Day, an April holiday that celebrates...

As winter thaws into spring, many homeowners are poised to take advantage of prime tree-planting season. Establishing new trees early can...

Winter is an excellent time to prune dead and hazardous branches out of trees, according to tree care experts. Why? It is easier to spot...

The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) conducted an analysis of 62 civilian tree care-related accidents reported by the media from...

It is a common occurrence: You look out your window and all you see is your neighbor’s tree dropping branches and nuts and bark all over...

In February 2016, a homeowner was seriously injured after falling from a ladder while trimming branches from a tree in Frederick,...

Does Your Tree Guy Sterilize His Pruning Tools? Sterilizing pruning tools is a widely debated practice in the arboricultural community....

Why is tree work so expensive? I just want that one tree taken out, and I was quoted a price equal to:   a) Three iPhones; b) 600 pumpkin...

Tree Topping Fiction vs. Facts Definition: Tree Topping – the removal of main tree branches to stubs in either a straight-across hedge...

Flooded trees that are now locked in ice. Wasilla, Alaska Feb 2025 Are your trees drowning? This past winter brought unusually warm...

Understanding Spruce Beetles and Their Impact on Alaska’s Forests Beetle Kill Spruce in Eagle River, Alaska October 2024 Spruce beetles...

Tree failure is a major cause of residential property damage and the leading cause of power outages nationwide. There are many ways a...

Wildfires have impacted nearly every state, often raging out of control. Just weeks ago, we watched as Los Angeles burned. In recent...

Inspection from industry trained arborists can prevent severe property damage.   Ring crack and an improperly closed wound in a paper...

So you read our previous article and you followed all the startup steps for your snowblower and it’s purring like a kitten, chewing...

A common cause of engine failure. You wake up in the morning and it’s dark outside.  You turn on your porch light to see a fresh twelve...

It’s that time of year again.  The first snow has fallen, and the snowblowers have been pulled out of storage.  Unfortunately, many of us...

October 5, 2024 The Matsu Valley's strong winter wind storms, though damaging, can often bring out the best in our community. ...

Is your tree care provider using spikes to climb while pruning your trees? Ouch!   Climbing spikes are sharpened steel spikes attached...

Let's take a moment and talk about proper pruning practices for spruce trees. Like most conifers, spruce trees require little to no...