Tree Health & Surgery
Healing Tree Wounds: Why You Should NEVER Use Tree Pruning Sealer
You’ve just finished pruning your favorite apple tree, or perhaps a storm broke a large branch off the oak in ...
How to Tell if a Tree is Dead or Just Dormant (An Engineer’s Guide)
It is late winter, and you are staring out at the leafless trees in your garden. The branches are bare, ...
The “Tree Topping” Myth: Why Cutting the Top Off Your Tree Will Kill It
Imagine looking out your window. The beautiful oak or ash tree in your front yard is getting massive. It is ...
Stop Tearing Your Trees! Why You Need a Pruning Saw, Not a Carpenter’s Saw
It is a classic Saturday morning scenario. You decide it is finally time to remove that low-hanging branch on the ...
Tree Surgery: Scientific Ways to Save a Dying Tree (Don’t Cut It Yet!)
When the leaves of that century-old plane tree in your garden, the walnut tree you grew up under, or the ...
Why Your Tree Has No Fruit: Identifying and Removing “Water Sprouts”
Here is the expanded, 600+ word version of the blog post. I have added a deeper explanation of tree hormones ...
Stop Burying Your Trees! The Engineer’s Guide to Planting Correctly
You bought a beautiful, expensive sapling from the nursery. You drove it home, excited to add shade and beauty to ...
Stop Killing Your Trees! Why “Volcano Mulching” is the Biggest Mistake in Your Garden
Take a walk around your neighborhood or drive through any commercial office park in America or Europe. You will likely ...
