Archives: Tree Healthcare
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Fertilization
Fertilizers can provide trees with essential elements that help to produce the food they need to survive. The amount of fertilizer that should be applied, and the frequency at which this should be done, varies greatly. For example, trees located in urban areas have a greater need for fertilization, as factors ranging from soil compaction… more
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Soil Analysis
While different varieties of soil share many of the same characteristics, key differences can affect whether or not a certain tree will thrive in the environment. Natural soil full of nutrients can take centuries to develop, and is the result of various factors including the plant and animal life of the area, temperature and precipitation.… more
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Honey Locust Plant Bug
A pest in this country since the 1950s, the honeylocust plant bug usually emerges in May to feed off the new growth of honeylocust trees. Their appearance in this country seems to have coincided with the introduction of thornless honeylocust cultivars to nurseries and landscapes, which allowed the pests to spread. The plant bug is… more
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Tent Worm
Tent worms (or tent caterpillars) are known to feed mostly on deciduous trees, including apple, ash, cherry, and willow, to name a few. They lay masses of eggs (amounts can vary from 150 to 400 eggs), allowing them to make it through the winter. This species tends to make nests of webbing in the forks… more
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Webworm
Webworms (or fall webworms) are a variety of moth that nests in the limbs of trees during the larval stage of development, causing damage in the process. Usually an inch long as larvae, webworms come in two different color combinations (red head with brown body or black head with yellow/white body) and are covered with… more