Woody plant stress has many potential causes that can ultimately lead to decline and death of landscape trees and shrubs. This publication discusses the symptoms and comm...
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Once autumn leaves have fallen, mistletoe becomes highly visible on large trees throughout Kentucky. Phoradendron, the scientific name for Kentucky’s most common type of this parasitic plant, means ...
Stress and Decline in Woody Plants (ID-50)
Destination New Zealand 2025. Attending the international ISA conference and visiting Australia and New Zealand
In October 2025, the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) held their annual conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. I have been in the horticultural and arboricultural profession for over 4 d...
Client Update. Christmas holiday season 2025
O Come O Come Emmanuel

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and happy holidays!
It's hard to believe that we've come t...
Arbor Doctor takes to a camel
Tree Planting Guide
Fixing deep planting and buried 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...
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...