Posts by Joran Viers
Twig Beetles
Twig Beetles
Did you know that pinyon pine is the state tree of New Mexico? Widely spread throughout our wild woodlands, pinyon is als...
Herbicide Damage to Trees
Herbicide Damage To Trees
There are particular challenges to having a nice landscape in the desert Southwest. One of those is the need...
Beneficial Insects in The Landscape
Beneficial Insects Tn The Landscape
When you learn a little bit about how insects and their kin live (and die!), it’s enough to horrif...
Scale Insects
Scale Insects
Have you ever wondered about the shiny, sticky (and sweet, if you’re willing to go that far…) residue found on some tree...
Drip Irrigation For Trees
Drip Irrigation for Trees
The reality of growing landscape trees in the Albuquerque area is that you will need to water them. Even Sib...
Leaf Chlorosis
Leaf Chlorosis
Have you seen trees with yellow leaves, and wondered why those leaves were not green? It turns out, the answer is not s...
Low Water Landscapes
Low Water Landscapes
Living in a desert is hard, let’s face it. Because precipitation is so low, there are very real biological limits...
Tree Grafting
Tree Grafting
Named tree varieties, like ‘Honeycrisp’ apple or ‘Mesa Glow’ maple, are clones of some original individual tree. Small t...
Supporting Native Pollinators
Supporting Native Pollinators
At Legacy Tree Company, we believe in being responsible members of the ecological community. We also try...
UNM Tree Campus
UNM Tree Campus
As April dawned, so did a new day for the University of New Mexico. Earlier this year, UNM was designated an Arbor Day...