Purchasing high quality trees is not as easy as going to a big box store and selecting the cheapest plants available. Doing so will ensure less than optimal results. I’ve examined thousands of trees and many tree ailments can be traced directly back to improper selection. Mistakes made during tree selection are not easily corrected. Searching […]
Taller and Wider – How Trees Grow
Initials carved into a tree five feet off the ground will remain five feet off the ground regardless of how tall the tree grows. Trees don’t grow from their base, they grow from their tips. We call this plant tissue an apical meristem. A typical oak tree in Hampton Roads has primary meristems, where the […]