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Tree Planting Guide

SEP 13, 2025

Arboriculture Plant Health Care Tree Health Sustainability Tree planting

Fixing deep planting and buried root flares

SEP 13, 2025

Horticulture Plant Health Care Tree Health Sustainability Tree Preservation Tree planting Deep planting Root flares

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...

August Arbor Doctor Client Update

AUG 18, 2025

Arboriculture Horticulture Plant Health Care Tree Health Local Horticulture General Client Communications Sustainability Tree Preservation Pruning Business Drought In The Garden With Ron Wilson Consulting

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...

Ron Rothhhaas guests on In The Garden With Ron Wilson

JUL 26, 2025

Horticulture Tree Health Client Communications Sustainability Tree Preservation Pruning Tree planting In The Garden With Ron Wilson

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.

Click here to hear the first hour>>>

Woodland Edge Trees and Shrubs

APR 11, 2025

Horticulture Local Horticulture Sustainability Native Plants Pollinators and Bees Recommended trees, shrubs, and plants

Bottlebrush Buckeye	Aesculus parviflora

Alleghany Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis

Devil's Walkingstick	Aralia spinosa

Red Chokeberry	Aronia ...

Arborvitaes. Why are some dying?

APR 8, 2025

Horticulture Plant Health Care Tree Health Local Horticulture Weather Related General Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Sustainability Drought

Arborvitae is a plant that is widely used as an evergreen hedge or screen. Some are suffering or completely dead. What can be done?

The Annual Return of the Grim Mulcher. How to mulch, and how not to.

APR 2, 2025

Arboriculture Horticulture Plant Health Care Tree Health Local Horticulture Client Communications Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Sustainability

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 ...