Tree Care Tips from Arbor Masters

Arbor Masters is with you even after we’ve left your property. Get expert tree care tips from our blog to keep up your trees' beauty and value.

Pink dogwood blossoms with delicate four-petaled flowers bloom abundantly on branches against a clear blue sky, showcasing the tree's spring flowering display.
Dogwood Trees: Everything You Need to Know
Dogwood trees are a great choice for gardeners looking to add beauty and shade to their landscape.
A bright red spider mite sits on a green leaf surface, showing the tiny pest's distinctive coloration and eight legs in sharp detail against a blurred background.
Spider Mites are Crawling in Trees Near You
Like many other pests, Spider Mites are small arachnids that eat through your trees and plants and can cause serious damage.
Eastern red cedar tree covered in snow during winter
Eastern Red Cedar: Everything You Want To Know
The Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana, is an evergreen coniferous tree native to eastern North America.
A towering oak tree, shot from below with the blue sky background near Prairie Village, KS
Extremely Hazardous Tree Removed During Routine Arbor Examination in Prairie Village, KS 
During inspection before a routine pruning of a large Pin Oak tree in Prairie Village, Kansas, to promote new growth and overall plant health during the coming spring, our certified arborists noticed significant rotting and deterioration from the inside of the tree.
White Oak with brown to range leaves during fall season.
Everything You Need to Know About Pruning Oak Trees and Oak Wilt
Find out everything you need to know about oak tree pruning and signs of oak wilt.
ash tree
Ash Tree & Leaves: A Complete Guide
Ash trees are large, deciduous trees with smooth, gray bark and wide-reaching branches that provide ample shade.
A tree trunk shows severe root rot damage with the base and exposed roots displaying characteristic brown, decayed wood and deteriorated bark at the soil line.
Root Rot: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Root rot is a common condition that affects trees, shrubs and other plants which cause the roots to decay.
spotted lantern fly
Spotted Lanternfly Seen in the Midwest
The Spotted Lanternfly is a type of pest that is known for attacking trees. They have been seen across the northeast United States and are spreading quickly.
The thick, deeply furrowed bark of a Bur Oak tree shows its characteristic rough, corky texture with deep ridges and furrows surrounding green oak leaves.
Everything You Want to Know About Bur Oak Trees (and Acorns)
  Welcome to our series on trees 101! Each post, we will dive into common trees in the midwestern United States to learn more about tree care, growth, and identification. Today, we’re focusing our attention on the Bur Oak tree. The bur oak tree provides food and shelter for a variety of wildlife including birds,…
A woman and toddler walk across a lush green lawn under the shade of large, mature trees in a well-maintained residential yard in Texas.
The Importance of Pruning Your Trees
Pruning trees is both an art as well as a science. Like all good art, there are rules to follow when pruning trees. When it comes to trees, we’re not talking about an inanimate object; we’re talking about something alive that gives us the air we breathe. Pruning, when done improperly, can be detrimental to…
Trees growing on a yard during sunrise.
Why do your trees need a fertilization treatment?
A common belief among homeowners is that all trees are self-sustaining. In actuality, the trees you see throughout your neighborhood aren’t getting the same nutrients that they would have readily available if they were growing in a forest. Like we depend on our multivitamins, trees depend on soil for things like nutrients, air, water and…