Proper Pruning Promotes Healthy Trees
Developing healthy trees with good structure should begin soon after a young tree is planted. Like children, trees need good training to develop to their full potential. In fact, proper tree structure should be developed as a tree is growing in the nursery. Unfortunately, many nursery grown trees have been pruned to fit a misconceived […]
Create Defensible Space for Fire Crews
In the event of a wildfire in Sonoma County you’ll want your home defended by Fire Crews. The best way to ensure your home is protected is to provide the Firefighters with a safe access road and a property that is defensible. Maintaining clearance that is high enough and wide enough for firetrucks will mean […]
Tips for dealing with Raccoons in your home garden
Tips for Dealing With Raccoons in Your Home Garden The best offense when dealing with raccoons is a good defense.
Mushrooms may be a warning for the health of your oak trees
Following periods of rain mushroom hunters venture out into the hills of Sonoma County in search of edible mushrooms. But in your home landscape mushrooms may be an indication of a potential deadly root fungus that can weaken or kill our native oaks. While many mushrooms are harmless, the presence of some mushroom species growing […]
Redwood Tree Tops Turning Brown in Santa Rosa and Healdsburg
If you’ve driven north from Santa Rosa through Healdsburg you can’t help but notice the number of dead or dying Redwood trees along the 101 corridor. The current drought is causing stress for Redwood trees in the warmer areas of Sonoma County. When trees are drought stressed, they are more susceptible to “Redwood canker” (Botryosphareria […]
Summer drought stress causes yellow or brown branches in Santa Rosa Redwood trees
If you’ve driven north from Santa Rosa through Healdsburg you can’t help but notice the number of dead or dying Redwood trees along the 101 corridor. Because Santa Rosa, Windsor, Healdsburg and adjacent cities receive no rainfall for the summer months, Redwood trees begin to show signs of drought stress in late July and August, […]
Tree Maintenance During Droughts
Another drought? In California, it’s old news…again. It seems like we just made it through the last one. Here is our list of things to do proactively when a drought is here or on the way. At Image Tree Pros in Windsor, CA our goal is to keep our clients informed about what’s right when […]
Trees Talk to Each Other
Did you know that trees talk to each other and share messages through a sophisticated underground network composed of a web of fungi? Nineteenth Century German Biologist Albert Bernard Frank coined the word “mycorrhiza” to describe these partnerships in which the fungus colonized the roots of the trees. Many contemporary biologists have started using the […]
Roots, Parts II
At Image Tree Pros, Inc. in Windsor, CA, we know that without healthy roots a tree will not live a happy life. In this article, we study the different types of roots and how you can treat them right, as a homeowner or a property manager maintaining trees. Surface Roots Major tree roots often grow […]
The Truth About Tree Roots
When it comes to tree roots, can you handle the truth? Because roots are misunderstood and get blamed or a lot of damage they don’t cause. At Image Tree Pros in Windsor, CA, we want to keep our blog readers informed about the entire tree-from branches to bark and that’s right—even roots., because all of these […]