Be careful who you hire to prune your valuable landscape trees. Unlike our neighbor Maryland, there are no state laws in Virginia protecting consumers from unqualified tree services. If a tree service allows its workers to wear sharp steel spikes while climbing your tree, inevitable permanent damage will follow. Unfortunately the majority of tree services in Hampton […]
Our Crapemyrtles – Elegant and Mistreated
Crapemyrtles are one of our loveliest non-native species. They produce a summer of showy flowers, an autumn of bright fall colors, and a winter of eye-pleasing intricate bark patterns. The tree’s unusual natural architecture adds visual diversity to our local landscapes. Unfortunately, many crapemyrtles in Hampton Roads never display that superior and beautiful form. The […]
The Tragedy of Tree Topping
When a home owner fears that a tree is too large and may fall on their home, often they hire a tree service to reduce the tree’s height by topping it. However topping destroys a tree’s natural architecture, reduces it’s food-making capacity, and creates large wounds that are vulnerable to insect invaders and severe fungal decay. The […]
Training Young Trees
Training young trees for proper structure and form is essential for the continued health, beauty and long-life of our landscape trees. Many tree structural failures can be traced back to improper care of young trees. Training young trees, or formative pruning, can reduce and eliminate many structural defects, decreasing future storm damage, and improving the […]