Planting New Trees
Planting New Trees
One of our favorite tree activities is planting a new tree. This brief time in the hopefully long life of the tree ...
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Spring Irrigation
Spring Irrigation
Ah, February – the slow warming of air and soil as the sun rises earlier and climbs higher. Soon the days will be wa...
Sycamore Anthracnose
Sycamore Anthracnose
One (of many) advantage to a dry climate like ours is that it really limits how many plant diseases our trees hav...
Orchard Tree Pruning
Orchard Tree Pruning
Orchard fruit trees are often pruned differently than landscape fruit trees, whose function is aesthetics first. ...
Sowbugs
Sowbugs
Let’s say you have followed our advice and laid down a nice bed of organic wood chip mulch around your trees. They love it, no...
Afghan Pine
Afghan Pine
The Afghan pine (Pinus eldarica) is a true arid lands survivor that that also goes by the name Mondell pine. This tall pin...
Irrigation Maintenance And Repair
Irrigation Maintenance and Repair
The main challenge we face growing trees in the Albuquerque area is that, well – it’s a desert. Tree...
Tree Form And Strength
Tree Form And Strength
Imagine a “typical” tree…what does it look like? Each of us will see a different image, and almost all will be ...
Ladybugs
Ladybugs
Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…”, starts the old nursery rhyme. The rest is pretty tragic, so we won’t go there. Instead, le...
Tree Trunk Risk
Tree Trunk Risk
Trees add beauty and value to landscapes, but they can also add risk. Risk is the chance that the tree has a failure, ...