Did you know that there are hardwood trees and softwood trees? Hardwood trees fit their name as they are strong, durable, and have a higher density, while softwood trees are weaker and more porous. Softwood trees are weaker because the phloem is bigger leaving little room for the cellulose (cell […]
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Read MoreHave you ever seen sooty mold? Sooty Mold lives up to its name and looks like the tree’s foliage has been covered in dark patches of soot. When pests such as Aphids or Spotted Lanternflies suck the sap they produce waste called honeydew and wherever that honeydew falls sooty mold […]
Read MoreLTE stands for licensed tree expert, and both of my parents are LTEs so I know many topics on trees. Being an LTE you have to take a big hard test with two parts. In the field part they walk you up to a tree and you have to identify […]
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Read MoreIf you are hot and thirsty, think about your plants absorbing the sun all day. Without water a tree or plant can’t properly make food. That is why on extra hot days we give our plants extra water so they do not wither and or die. Not having enough water […]
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Read MoreGoats eat many things, but they are browsers not grazers, so they will prefer to eat leaves of shrubs and trees and their specialty weeds. Goats do you a favor and eat the weakest to the toughest weeds and are one of the best animals for vegetation control. Sometimes machinery […]
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Read MoreAmerican Hollies belong to the Aqufolia family and its latin name is Ilex opaca. American hollies live in dry woods and should get 6-8 hours of sun a day. Their height ranges from 40-50 feet tall and their leaves are bulky, shiny, spiky at the edges, and dark green on […]
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Read MoreLadybugs are a tree’s hero, believe it or not! Our Tulip trees are being majorly attacked by aphids, leaving the tree defoliated. Aphids put their sucking mouthparts into the tree’s leaves and drain the sugars, leaving the tree with no food and damaged leaves so it can’t make any more […]
Read MoreSpotted Lanternflies are very harmful to trees and are an invasive species so there are no natural predators to fight them off. Spotted lanternflies came to the US in egg masses on a shipment of tiles. Spotted lanternflies are native to China. Spotted lanternflies’ lifecycle is the eggs, 1st instar, […]
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Read MoreThe Shagbark Hickory belongs to the Juglandaceae family and its Latin name is Carya ovata. Shagbark Hickories are native to Eastern North America. This tree is typically medium sized and has an average height of 70-80 feet, but some can grow up to a shocking 120 feet. The Shagbark Hickory […]
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