by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 16th, 2014
The truth is that most of us don't know that much about trees, even though we probably have them in our garden and on our property. That means most of us don't know what to look for in a tree service organisation when we need help with our trees. The...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 14th, 2014
There are a wide variety of pests out there that attack trees and cause them to die. Thanks to international trade, new pests that kill trees arrive on our shores every day. That means homeowners have to constantly be on the lookout for such menaces....
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 13th, 2014
There's no substitute for a live Christmas tree. Unfortunately, a real Christmas tree can quickly turn brown and sickly with improper care. Here are a few tips from the National Christmas Tree Association for caring for your Christmas tree: Buy a f...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 12th, 2014
Landowners can now profit from their trees without cutting them down. Carbon credits pay property owners cash to preserve their trees and benefit the environment. The United States government is paying landowners in places like Oregon $1,000 to prese...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 11th, 2014
Authorities have confirmed that Iowa now has to deal with an invasion of the Emerald Ash Borer bug. Spotted in the town of Creston, the Emerald Ash Borer is an Asian beetle that attacks ash trees. It is considered one of North America's most destruct...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : January 10th, 2014
An arborist is a professional that makes his or her living caring for trees. Most arborists are people who love trees and enjoy climbing them. That's definitely the case for professional arborist Bodenham who was thrilled to discover that he could ma...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : December 7th, 2013
Research has revealed most civilian tree cutting fatalities occur from being hit by a falling tree or falling off a ladder. Serious chainsaw injuries also result from people attempting to do their own tree-cutting work. Arborist, Nathan Bellamy, rece...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : December 5th, 2013
Despite objections from Minda Home, South Australia's Holdfast Bay Council has voted to place the 100-year-old gum trees lining the driveway to Minda on their local heritage register. Planted in 1862 by John Hodgekiss, to frame the approach to his f...
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by Jason Jay Fletcher : December 4th, 2013
Parishioners at St John's Cathedral in Fresno, California believe a tree outside their church is a manifestation of the work of God, after it recently started weeping what appeared to be tears. Parishioner Mary Ybarra told a local TV station that up...
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