As readers of this blog and our work may know, codominant branches are unreliable predictors of tree failure during storms. At the same time, numerous studies have found that codominant branch union...
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All you need to know about the Brood 14 Cicadas
MAY 12, 2025
Brood XIV (14) of the 17-year periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) will appear this spring with high populations over a wide geographical area that includes ...
Arborvitaes. Why are some dying?
MAY 12, 2025
Arborvitae is a plant that is widely used as an evergreen hedge or screen. Some are suffering or completely dead. What can be done?
Ohio Tree Planting Guide
APR 3, 2025
The horticultural horrors commonly called “mulch volcanoes” and “tree moats” defy explanation. These abominable tree and shrub mulching practices can combine with other stress-related issues ...
Just in time for the upcoming season, Ohio State University Extension's FactSheet, How and Why to Hire an Arborist, has been updated and is posted on the Ohioline website. The updates includ...
As weather warms...and it will - the calendar says it is officially spring - people will hopefully be spending an increasing amount of time outdoors. As they are outside, they may notice som...
Risks From Trees - a short discussion
MAR 19, 2025
Tree will be helped with new technique in UK first
MAR 19, 2025
Chop Chop! Is that any way to trim trees?
MAR 18, 2025
Several years ago, I authored two articles titled ‘Crimes against Trees.’ Safety around large trees is important. Cutting all heavy branches back to a stub may seem to make sense. But overall, the t...
