Tree Care Tips

Left: an oak tree and and airspade tool during an excavation. Right: A healthy looking root flare after an excavation has been done.
How Buried Root Flares Impact the Health of Northland’s Oaks
Many of the Northland's mature oaks were planted decades ago — and some of them were planted too ...
Lightning bolts striking during a severe thunderstorm over a tree line at night.
How to Prepare Mature Trees for Severe Weather in Lee’s Summit
One severe storm is all it takes to bring down what took generations to grow. The heritage oaks ...
Gloved hand collecting a soil sample with a test tube from dark topsoil in a residential lawn for spring soil testing.
Do Trees Need Soil Testing Before Fertilization in Spring?
You've been paying for tree fertilization in Leawood or Mission Hills for years now. The trucks show up ...
Close-up on a branch of a magnolia tree with white scale insects and leaving some black waxy material
How to Spot and Treat Magnolia Scale in the Cedar Rapids Area
In Iowa, magnolia scale is one of the most common and damaging insect pests on ornamental magnolias. It's ...
A single spindle-shaped bagworm case covered in bits of leaf and twig hangs from a thin green branch surrounded by small deciduous leaves, with a blurred field and stone wall in the background.
Bagworms on Oaks and Elms — Why Your Deciduous Trees Are at Risk in Broken Arrow and Jenks
When most Tulsa homeowners think about bagworms, they picture the spindle-shaped bags dangling from their cedars and junipers. ...
Gloved hands pouring blue granular fertilizer onto soil at the base of a young tree.
Tree Fertilization in Polk County, IA That Actually Works
Ankeny is now Iowa's fifth-largest city. A special census from 2024 confirmed that over 8,000 new residents moved ...
A mature tree with an extensive network of exposed roots spreading outward from the trunk at soil level.
Why Trees in Bettendorf and North Scott County Need Deep Root Fertilization
Across Bettendorf, Eldridge, and Pleasant Valley, the same pattern repeats itself every spring. Trees that looked okay last ...
A close-up view of a pale green leaf covered with clusters of small, reddish-brown oval-shaped soft scale insects attached along the leaf veins.
How to Identify and Treat Soft Scale Insects on Oklahoma City Trees
Every spring in Oklahoma City, the same mystery shows up on driveways across Edmond and Nichols Hills: a ...
A grove of mature pecan trees stands bare against a sunrise sky over an open grassy field.
Pecan Trees in Fort Worth: Problems, Care & What to Watch For
The pecan is the Texas state tree — and in Fort Worth neighborhoods like Tanglewood and Ridglea, it's ...
A lush spring garden featuring tall arborvitae and juniper evergreens lining a stone path filled with blooming pink and red roses.
Bagworms in Wichita: How to Protect Your Evergreens
Every summer, Wichita homeowners walk out to their yards and find bare patches spreading through their evergreens. The ...