If you’ve ever stepped onto a trail and felt your shoulders relax, your breathing slow, and your mood lift, you’ve already experienced the powerful benefits of forest bathing – even if you...
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Tree Planting Guide
SEP 13, 2025
Fixing deep planting and buried root flares
SEP 13, 2025
In the forest, tree root flares are near the surface.
Roots radiate out from the trunk like spokes on a wagon wheel. Roots grow in soils with active biology, including benefici...
Arbor Doctor Ron Rothhaas will be a guest on In The Garden With Ron Wilson on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 7:06 AM eastern live on 550WKRC in Cincinnati and iHeart Radio and later on podcast and 6...
August Arbor Doctor Client Update
AUG 18, 2025
Happy August!
It's dry out there, at least in some areas.
Rainfall has been highly variable this summer. Most areas saw very wet conditions in July, but the spigot has shut off for some in August. W...
Brood XIV (14) 17-Year Periodical Cicada Update
AUG 9, 2025
Brood XIV (14) of the 17-year periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) in southern Ohio remains impactful. The cacophonous chorusing of the males continues with females producing egg slits (a.k...
On the morning of July 26, 2025, Arbor Doctor Principal Owner Ron Rothhaas joined radio host Ron Wilson on 55WKRC and iHeart Radio to talk trees.
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20 Questions of Plant Diagnosis
JUL 24, 2025
Diagnosing plant problems is often a complex, multifaceted process that requires observation, investigation, and integration of site-specific knowledge. A structured diagnostic approach reduces guessw...
It matters who assesses your trees
JUL 6, 2025
A lot of arborists are afraid of risk assessment and would rather just cut down your tree than accept any responsibility for assessment. This video gives great information as to how this works.
You get what you pay for in a consulting arborist
MAY 16, 2025
I take education and knowledge seriously. Here are classes I have attended just over the past 3 years. 245 hours toward 60 needed for recertification.
Knowledge and education costs in time and dollar...
