Posts by Joran Viers
Golden Rain Tree
Golden Rain Tree
Selecting trees to grow in our high desert environment is not easy! We have hot summers, cold winters, poor alkaline...
To Stake or Not to Stake
To Stake or Not to Stake
Planting trees is a great way to grow the future, a way to help cool and beautify and enhance our outdoor env...
All About Leaves
All About Leaves
Plant leaves are amazing things. They come in many different sizes and shapes, cloaking trees in a pleasing green ga...
Leaf Beetles
Leaf Beetles
Many people noticed a lot of lacy looking leaves in their cottonwood and elm trees this summer. Both trees have a pest c...
Leaking Trees and Canker Diseases
Leaking Trees and Canker Diseases
Fairly often we are called out to look at trees that appear to be leaking. There are a few possible...
Of Trees and Bugs
Of Trees and Bugs
At an international tree industry conference several years ago, Dr. John Ball (a highly respected practitioner, rese...
Pine Tip Moths
Pine Tip Moths
Some insect pests are hard to spot and do a lot damage, like pine bark beetles. Others are easy to spot, but really do...
Vetting Your Tree Care Company
Vetting Your Tree Care Company
There are some important things to consider when choosing a company to do work on your trees. Often, f...
Blue Atlas Cedar
Tree Spotlight – Blue Atlas Cedar
Imagine a stately conifer tree, blue green in color, standing proudly in the landscape. For many peo...
Spiders in Your Trees
Spiders in Your Trees
Of all the creepy-crawlies that share our world with us, spiders seem to be on many folks’ “ick” list. They loo...