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Tree Care Tips from Arbor Masters

Keep your trees thriving year-round with seasonal tips, expert advice, and the latest trends in tree care.

Pink and purple magnolia buds emerge from fuzzy brown protective scales on branches, with some flowers beginning to open and others still tightly closed against a blurred background of more magnolia blooms.
Magnolia Trees: A Complete Guide
Magnolia trees are known for their large, glossy, dark green leaves with creamy white flowers and can be grown almost anywhere in the U.S. 
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.
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.
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…
A tree carving designed by Arbor Masters tree artist in Iowa.

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