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Caring for Aging Trees Part IV – Insect Pests 16 May 2013 | 02:04 am
Tree insect pests are capable of impacting the health and longevity of mature trees. This may be accomplished by reducing photosynthetic capacity, draining carbohydrate reserves, reducing water and p...
Caring for Aging Trees – Part III – Cabling 5 Apr 2013 | 09:57 pm
Safety concerns increase as trees grow larger and mature. That small tree planted to provide some shade for the house will at some point start to take command of its space and may soon tower over you...
Caring for Aging Trees – Part II 16 Jan 2013 | 10:15 pm
One of the more frequently administered care practices for mature trees is pruning. Pruning mature trees has a much different emphasis as compared to younger trees. Individual tree branches of younge...
Caring for Aging Trees – Part I 20 Nov 2012 | 09:12 pm
When is a tree considered old? There are records of individual trees of certain species that have reached over 4000 years of age. The trees growing in our yards, however, are not likely to come clos...
Managing Oriental Bittersweet 9 Nov 2012 | 09:29 pm
Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is an introduced plant from Asia that was brought here primarily for reducing soil erosion and its fall display of colorful fruit. It is the fruit that al...
Effects of Hurricane Sandy 31 Oct 2012 | 07:12 pm
Hurricane Sandy’s effects in Metro West Boston were less than what we anticipated. Clients with tree damage were low in number. Why did Irene cause so much damage last year compared to Sandy this ye...
Porcelainberry – an invasive plant species 25 Oct 2012 | 11:01 pm
Invasive plants are those which can take over and displace native vegetation. This week’s blog will focus on porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), an introduced plant from Asia that was broug...
Fall Foliage Senescence 10 Oct 2012 | 08:47 pm
During the early fall season trees and shrubs will begin to reduce their photosynthate production capacity and transition to fall foliage senescence. For deciduous trees and shrubs this will involve ...
Armillaria Root Rot 5 Oct 2012 | 09:01 pm
Armillaria root rot is a fungal disease that can attack trees and shrubs. While oaks are commonly attacked, many tree and shrub species can be colonized by Armillaria fungi. These include most of t...
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Massachusetts 13 Sep 2012 | 08:47 pm
Emerald ash borer (EAB), an insect that causes decline and death of ash trees, has now been found in western Massachusetts. This is an introduced, non-native, insect pest that was first identified as...
