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Urban tree canopies can lower air temperatures, reduce air pollution, mitigate the heat island effect and prevent stormwater runoff. However, as cities seek to increase their urban tree canopies, they are faced with the dilemma of finding trees that can tolerate these concrete jungles. Manny Nassar, technical advisor for Southeast U.S. residential/commercial service line with […]
Weāre well into the dog days of summer, and while your clients may be fretting about their turf, make sure their trees arenāt being overlooked. Do Water Consistently Both newly installed and mature trees can struggle during hot, dry periods. āYou have to inspect the trees, especially this time of year,ā says Manny Nassar, […]
If a customerās tree is struggling, often the root cause can literally be found in the roots. Numerous issues can impact a treeās roots, but below are some of the common ailments and how to identify which one is causing the problem. If your company doesnāt have an in-house arborist, itās always recommended to seek […]
When you think of trees, the first place youād expect to encounter them is a forest or wilderness area. However, trees belong in urban spaces just as much as rural ones. This Arbor Day, as you talk to your clients about the value of trees, share with them the endless benefits they can provide cities. […]
Spring is lauded for blooming flowers, but it has a downside, too. As the weather warms, insects proliferate while bacteria and viruses can flourish. Spring rains make fungi, well, mushroom, and the seasonās lovely breezes spread the fungi spores. So youāre more apt to encounter tree diseases in spring. Early identification can mitigate damage to […]
Mature trees are incredibly valuable to properties as they provide shade, capture stormwater and absorb air pollution. While you can plant younger trees to replace mature trees that were removed during a landscape construction project, there are methods to preserve your clientās established trees. Obviously, itās easier to work with a blank slate, but client […]
All it takes is a seed. In the case of this community service project, the seed was originally planted when Roscoe Klausing,Ā CEO ofĀ Klausing Group, Inc., based in Lexington, Kentucky, and Jason Becker, global retail manager ā construction industries for Caterpillar served on NALPās board of directors together. Klausing says it was this connection that caused […]
The Davey Tree Expert Company is committed to scientifically-based horticulture and environmental services, and to help with that, they are currently constructing the Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus in Kent, Ohio. This 170+ acre property formerly housed Oak Knolls golf course and Franklin Elementary School on State Route 43. It will […]
Itās February, which means in the South, crape myrtles have all of a sudden started sporting rather severe buzzcuts. Despite its extreme prevalence, this type of āpruningā is the opposite of beneficial for the plant. As a landscape professional, you know better than to practice topping innocent crape myrtles, better known as crape murder. […]
While the groundhog may have predicted an early spring, thereās still a good bit of time before your clientsā trees break dormancy. However, the last thing they want to see after a long winter is a barren tree when it should be budding. Rather than having this unpleasant surprise, you can identify the symptoms of […]
