Posts by Joran Viers
Pear Leaf Blister Mite
Pear Leaf Blister Mite
Have you ever seen weird crusty growth on your pear tree’s leaves? You might be seeing the damage caused by pea...
Deadwood and Decay In Trees
Deadwood and Decay In Trees
Arborists often prune dead branches out of trees. We do this to improve the look, to reduce the risk of b...
Protecting Prized Pines
Protecting Prized Pines
Proper irrigation is the most important step. Deep, broad watering around the greater root zone supplies suff...
Bark Beetles
Bug of the Month: Bark Beetles
It’s going to be another hot summer, and a dry one, too. Our trees are really feeling the increased he...
Don’t Top Those Trees
Don’t Top Those Trees!
Have you seen them? Trees with all their branches and leaders whacked back to some ill-determined length, leav...
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management
Insecticides are sometimes the option for dealing with pests like bagworms on landscape trees, but they sho...
Bug Of The Month: Bagworms
Bug of The Month: Bagworms
Every year as May unfolds, so do many tree pests. Very visible among these are bagworms, an unusual moth s...
To Mulch or Not to Mulch?
To Mulch or Not to Mulch?
Mulch can help your tree grow and thrive – if it is the right kind of mulch. Mulch is a layer of material t...
Red Push Pistache
Red Push Pistache
The tree genus Pistacia has over a dozen species, including the edible pistachio (Pistacia vera). Chinese pistache ...
Pollen Allergies
Pollen Allergies
Who doesn’t love spring?! The world is waking up, the leaves are unfolding, the flowers are opening…and the sneezing...