Tree Care Tips

Tree branches bending under heavy snow along a snow-covered path in a Des Moines neighborhood.
How Weight Reduction Pruning Can Help Prevent Property Damage During Iowa Winters
Snow and ice don’t have to be extreme to break branches. What matters more is how much weight ...
Arborist using an orange chainsaw to prune a thick branch from a dormant tree against a clear blue winter sky in Cedar Rapids.
When to Prune Trees in Cedar Rapids for Stronger, Healthier Growth
Ten to twelve inches of snow in a single day. That's what Cedar Rapids woke up to the ...
Young dormant trees with visible branch structure after winter pruning, surrounded by piles of pruned branches on the ground.
How Structural Pruning Can Set Young Trees Up for a Lifetime of Health
Structural pruning for young and newly planted trees is about setting them up for healthy growth from the ...
Mature deciduous trees with bare branches arching over a snow-covered residential street during an active snowstorm, with power lines visible running between them and parked cars lining both sides of the road.
What Davenport Homeowners Should Do About Trees Near Power Lines
A familiar anxiety settles in when you notice the old oak in your backyard, its branches swaying uncomfortably ...
Closeup of pine branch showing winter burn damage with brown, desiccated needles next to healthy green needles.
How to Protect Your Evergreens from Winter Burn with Anti-Desiccants
You’ve poured time and money into the evergreens that shape your landscape, including those boxwoods flanking the entry, ...
Looking up at a mature oak tree's bare winter canopy from below, showing thick trunk and complex branch structure against a bright blue sky.
How to Protect Mature Trees This Winter in Cedar Rapids – Without Wasting Time or Money
Your old oak or maple has seen a lot over the years – heat waves, windstorms, surprise April ...
A boxwood shrub displays orange and yellow salt damage symptoms on its foliage in a mulched landscape bed.
How to Protect Your Des Moines Trees from Salt Damage This Winter
Have you noticed your evergreens looking brown-tipped after last winter, especially those beautiful spruces along Grand Avenue or ...
Tree branches clusterred to a neighbors' roof that pose risk for insurance risks in Kansas.
Are Overhanging Trees Putting Your Insurance Coverage at Risk?
Opening your mailbox to find an insurance letter marked "URGENT" creates an instant knot in your stomach, especially ...
An Arbor Masters blue and white bucket truck with extended boom operates on a street while crew members manage tree debris cleanup operations.
5 Factors That Affect Large Tree Removal Cost in Johnson County
When you look up at that towering tree in your backyard, it’s hard to imagine removing something that’s ...
An Arbor Masters arborist in orange safety gear using air spading equipment to expose buried root flare at base of mature oak tree in residential Fort Worth neighborhood.
If Your Fort Worth Trees Aren’t Thriving, a Buried Root Flare Issue Might Be Why
If your prized trees in Preston Hollow, Rivercrest, or Tanglewood struggled this past year with yellowing leaves, stunted ...