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  • Is Ball Moss Killing My Tree?

    I get asked this question very often. Ball moss is something that we’ve all seen and are all familiar with, but there are still plenty of questions surrounding it and what it does.

  • All About Bradford Pears

    Bradford pear trees have become a popular addition to the urban landscape. Although the Bradford pear is a hardy tree consistently producing showy flowers in the spring and some fall color, the tree is not without its fair share of problems. The trees have a relatively short life span due to structural integrity issues, they…

  • Herbicide Damage To a Tree. Weed-n-Feed for Your Lawn is Killing Your Trees.

    Herbicide damage is one of the biggest tree killers I run into. Weed-n-feed products are the number one culprits. If you buy a bag of fertilizer from your local do-it-yourself store make sure that the bag does not have weed control mixed in with the fertilizer. Most weed control products will affect boad leaf plants…

  • Water Your Trees, How Much and When

    You should water your trees. Watering your tree can be the best treatment for improving tree health. But, watering improperly will provide zero or negative help to your trees and waste a valuable resource. The complicated part of knowing how much to water is recognizing that different trees have different needs and different planting sites…

  • Identifying Oak Wilt: the Challenges and the Solution

    A lot of what I have to say here is aimed at the challenges of diagnosing oak wilt. But, be patient, at the end I’ll tell you the best way to get the answer you need. According to research, diagnosis is the main factor that causes problems with management plans (Appel 1994). Let me tell…

  • Texas tree climbing competition in Austin, May 28-30, 2009

    2009 Texas Tree Climbing competition to be held in Govalle Park in Austin. Put on by the Texas chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

  • Creative tree trimming, the rules don’t always apply.

    Creative tree trimming, the rules don’t always apply. Most guidelines for tree pruning are built around the idea that all trees already have good health/structural-integrity and have good growing conditions. Well, let me tell you this is not normally the case. Many tree trimming calls I go on here in Austin, Texas require creative techniques…

  • Is my tree sick?

    There are a few tricks you should know that will clue you in to knowing if you have a sick tree. This article won’t help you make a full diagnosis, but it will give you some tools so you’ll know if you need to start being concerned about your trees. Written by board certified master…

  • What to do about a sick tree

    Reviving a sick tree is not simple. This article is geared to help you understand some of fundamentals for reviving sick trees. Written by board certified master arborist Keith Brown of Austin, TX.

  • Tree Pruning: volume 4, When to Prune Trees

    When is the best time to prune? Find out here. This is the 4th article in a tree pruning series written by Keith Brown, board certified master arborist in Austin, Texas.