Defending Your Plants From Pests
Walking out to your garden in the morning with a cup of coffee should be a peaceful moment. However, it quickly turns into a nightmare when you see your prize-winning roses covered in jagged holes. You feel betrayed when you have spent months watering and fertilizing only to have a swarm of uninvited guests move […]
Why Saturated Soils Put South Bay Trees at Risk After Winter Storms
Each winter, heavy rains sweep through the South Bay and Central Peninsula—soaking landscapes in San Jose, Los Gatos, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and surrounding communities. While rain is essential for tree health, prolonged saturated soil can quietly weaken tree stability, increasing the risk of leaning, root failure, or even complete tree loss. If you’ve noticed […]
How Trimming Improves the Health of Your Trees
For a lot of people, the difference between trimming and pruning a tree is minimal or irrelevant. For others, trimming is about aesthetics while pruning is about supporting the tree’s health. Actually, both actions help the tree. A tree that’s symmetrical and aesthetically pleasing in all seasons is a tree that’s healthy. Here are ways […]
Tree Trimming 101: What You Should Know
Standing under a tree, you start noticing things most people miss. We look up at branch weight, listen for rubbing limbs, and check where cuts were made years ago. Leaves might look fine from the street, but closer in, you can spot crowding and dead tips. Trees are tough, but they still react to stress, […]
Grow Your Wealth: How Healthy Trees Keep More Cash in Your Pocket
Many business owners look at the large oak or maple tree on their property and see nothing more than a shady place to relax and take a lunch break or a pile of leaves to rake in October. However, that tree is a living savings account that grows right in the dirt. Not giving your […]
Sudden Oak Death: What Bay Area Homeowners Should Know During the Winter Season
When winter arrives in the Bay Area, many homeowners assume tree diseases go dormant. Unfortunately, Sudden Oak Death (SOD) does not pause during the winter months. In fact, cooler temperatures and persistent moisture create ideal conditions for the pathogen to survive and quietly spread. For properties with coast live oaks or nearby bay laurels, winter […]
How an Arborist Can Safely Remove Dangerous Trees This Winter
You might think that tree work should wait for spring since this season symbolizes new beginnings, and it is the time of year when many homeowners will start projects to spruce up their properties. However, winter is actually the safest time to take down a hazardous tree. When the ground is hardened from the cold, […]
Holiday Safety Starts with Tree Structure: What to Check Before Guests Arrive
The holiday season brings more than decorations and celebrations — it brings more people, more movement, and more activity around your home and landscape. As patios, walkways, driveways, and outdoor seating areas see increased use, tree structure becomes an important and often overlooked part of property safety. December is an ideal time to address structural […]
Preventing Tree Disease and Decay
Though a tree’s lifespan comes to an end like that of every other living being, some trees can live for centuries. If one of those long-lived trees is on your property, there are things you or your professional arborist can do to help it achieve its maximum lifespan and avoid disease and decay. Here are […]
Use These 5 Maintenance Tips to Avoid Tree Trimming Mistakes
It can be tempting to just start cutting branches and removing bits of an overloaded tree canopy. However, you need to use great care to ensure that you’re not making common mistakes with your tree trimming. There are a few maintenance measures you can take to keep your tree in beautiful, healthy condition. 1. Reduce […]