Trees and Vines
Trees and Vines Many types of climbing vines are found throughout the Charlotte area in managed landscapes and the natural environment. Some are easy to control and play nice with [...]
How to properly water your trees
The dog days of summer are upon us. Make sure your trees have enough water to get them through... https://www.angieslist.com/articles/how-properly-water-your-trees.htm
How often should you water your new tree?
Poperly watering your newly planted tree is probably the most important thing you can do for it during its first growing season in the ground. Check out the link below [...]
Trees and Lightning
Learn about whether or not you should install lightning protection in your tree: http://www.angieslist.com/articles/how-can-i-protect-my-tree-lighting-strike.htm
Cottony Camellia Scale
Female cottony camellia scales are just beginning to lay eggs on the underside of leaves. They are commonly found on camellia and hollies (Fosters, Nelly Stevens, Burford, etc). In a [...]
Cankerworms are wreaking havoc
If you haven’t noticed cankerworms are everywhere right now. Our Plant Health Care Trucks are rolling all over the metro area treating for these dastardly leaf munching lepidopteran larval inching [...]
Rust Diseases
Rust diseases are pathogens with an interesting inoculation strategy. These fungal diseases require 2 hosts to complete their lifecycle. The first host are eastern red cedars (actually in the juniper [...]
Cercospora Leaf Spot
This past week we checked out the Trees SC Arborist workshop in Columbia, SC. We had a chance to listen to several great speakers, and learn about several different tree [...]
Eriophyid Mites
Eriophyid mites are microscopic creeps that like to feed on the foliage of your trees and shrubs. These little mites (different than spidermite) can distort the foilage of species like [...]