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Part II – Installation
Welcome back to our ongoing three part discussion on new plant installation and tree planting techniques. In part 1, we discussed some simple steps that can be incorporated into your planning to make the most of your landscape design.
After you’ve carefully considered all the factors in determining which plant suits […]
Tree diseases that infect foliage are called foliar diseases. Specific foliage diseases are associated with a particular tree species. The adaptation of disease pathogens to circumvent a tree hosts defense mechanism results in susceptibility to a particular disease pathogen. Trees may have some level of genetic-related resistance to particular diseases so that infection may be […]
As an Arborist and as someone who truly appreciates the natural flora that I’m privileged to work with on a daily basis, there are few things as exciting and gratifying as seeing a new addition to the landscape. Whether tree, shrub, groundcover, or herbaceous plants, each new addition to a yard adds […]
Tree insect pests are capable of impacting the health and longevity of mature trees. This may be accomplished by reducing photosynthetic capacity, draining carbohydrate reserves, reducing water and photosynthate movement within trees, opening up wounds for disease pathogen invasion and/or direct inoculation of trees with pathogens, to mention a few. Whether a particular insect will […]
Safety concerns increase as trees grow larger and mature. That small tree planted to provide some shade for the house will at some point start to take command of its space and may soon tower over your house. Mature trees in smaller properties can also impact neighboring lots and houses. One may readily envision the […]
One of the more frequently administered care practices for mature trees is pruning. Pruning mature trees has a much different emphasis as compared to younger trees. Individual tree branches of younger, established trees put out more incremental annual woody growth per growing shoot and put out larger foliage relative to mature trees. Often younger tree […]
When is a tree considered old? There are records of individual trees of certain species that have reached over 4000 years of age. The trees growing in our yards, however, are not likely to come close to this. Generally, most of the tree species growing in landscapes here in the northeast US have an average […]
Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is an introduced plant from Asia that was brought here primarily for reducing soil erosion and its fall display of colorful fruit. It is the fruit that allows easy recognition in fall. It has become an invasive species in more than half of the eastern US. It is a vining-type plant […]
Invasive plants are those which can take over and displace native vegetation. This week’s blog will focus on porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), an introduced plant from Asia that was brought here in the late 1800’s as a landscape plant. It has become an invasive species in the northeast US and in several Great Lakes states. It […]
Armillaria root rot is a fungal disease that can attack trees and shrubs. While oaks are commonly attacked, many tree and shrub species can be colonized by Armillaria fungi. These include most of the trees inhabiting our New England woodlands including maples, beech and hemlocks. As the name implies, the fungal organisms responsible for this […]