You may be unknowingly spreading disease all over your landscape. Those yellow, brown, or black spots on your tree may be anthracnose. Avoid hosing down your tree to try and clean it, you could be spreading this fungi everywhere! Over time and repeated attacks, anthracnose can weaken your tree’s health and provide an opportunity for other disease and infestation. Once identified, tree anthracnose should be treated immediately. toddsmariettatreeservices.com gathered this information to … [Read more...] about How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Anthracnose
Insecticidal Soap Recipe to Control Tree Pests
Controlling nasty tree pests is easy and you can do it without toxic chemicals. For more than two centuries, variations of homemade insecticidal soaps have been used to control invasive tree and garden insects. Homemade insecticidal soaps are easy to use and safer than conventional or industrial pesticides. Using them will save you from unnecessary exposure to the components of store-bought pesticides. In this article, the professionals at toddsmariettatreeservices.com explain how to make and … [Read more...] about Insecticidal Soap Recipe to Control Tree Pests
How to Identify a Tree Emergency
Tree emergencies come in all shapes and sizes. Many times, there is an emergency situation brewing underneath the surface and goes unnoticed until it's too late and catastrophic damage is done. Part of being a responsible and prepared property owner is learning to identify the warning signs of a tree emergency and how to take preemptive action. In this article, the professionals at toddsmariettatreeservices.com explain how to identify tree problems which constitute an emergency, and what … [Read more...] about How to Identify a Tree Emergency
How Do Trees Grow?
Simply put, trees grow up, trees grow out, and trees grow down. In one form or another, trees are always growing throughout their lifecycle, and do so until their death. Knowing how they grow can improve your landscaping and gardening practices. Our team at Todd's Marietta Tree Services constructed practical information below about tree growth and will dispel some common myths. Do Trees Grow from the Bottom Up? Yes. Trees do grow from the bottom up in the sense that the roots are transporting … [Read more...] about How Do Trees Grow?
Tree Protection Instructions During Construction, Landscaping, and Hardscaping Projects
Construction, landscaping, and hardscaping projects all involve some level of planning and in many cases, the acquisition of land disturbance permits. Part of the planning for such projects should include the protection of existing trees on the site. Nearly every municipality and county (nationwide) has created, adopted, or adapted a set of ordinances or codes which regulate how existing trees should be protected during land disturbance activities. These ordinances serve to protect the health … [Read more...] about Tree Protection Instructions During Construction, Landscaping, and Hardscaping Projects
Tree Root Killing, Removal, and Cutting
Killing tree roots, removing them, and cutting them are three ways to control the growth of roots, and the damage they can cause to driveways, retainer walls, and home foundations. Each of these actions has the potential to solve your principle problem, while creating another one. In this article, we will discuss each option and how it affects your tree and landscape. We will also provide several alternatives which could potentially solve your root problems. Identifying Your Root Problem In … [Read more...] about Tree Root Killing, Removal, and Cutting
Tree Preparation for Storms and Hazardous Weather
Major late winter storms have wreaked havoc on the Northeast, while bringing more rain to the Southeast. From coastal storm surge and flooding to record setting snowfall and downed trees that have caused power outages, catastrophic property damage and loss of life. With trees, preparation and preventative measures are key to their survival of severe weather. However, even the most well prepared landscape can suffer tree damage or loss in a major weather event. Before the next storm strikes, … [Read more...] about Tree Preparation for Storms and Hazardous Weather
Deciduous Trees, Dormancy, and Winter Months
When trees shed their leaves for dormancy, there are various ways to prepare your tree for the winter season. Some factors like excess temperature, ground soil freeze, and ice showers may have a negative impact on your tree’s health. In this article Todd will discuss the main methods you can use to prepare your trees for the coming cold months. What is a Deciduous Tree The term ‘deciduous tree’ refers to a tree that sheds all of its leaves seasonally during the fall months … [Read more...] about Deciduous Trees, Dormancy, and Winter Months
Saving Trees From Clinging Vines
Clinging or in simpler words unwanted vines can be challenging to deal with once they latch on to your garden landscape and trees. Since vines grow and develop very fast, it won’t take long before they can lead to serious issues and even grow further despite your aim to deal with them. Vines can rapidly creep into new spots; they develop inside tree canopies, sweep on to the edge of the buildings, and squeeze the life out of lower level plants and shrubs by strangling them and hindering … [Read more...] about Saving Trees From Clinging Vines
The Right Time for Tree Cutting, Pruning, and Emergency Tree Removal
Our team at Todd’s is called to perform tree pruning on a regular basis. Pruning is when specific stems and branches are removed from a tree for the sake of the tree as a whole. Pruning is also used to thin the canopy of the tree and allow more sunlight and air to reach the tree; keeping it healthy and free from disease. Cutting is typically done to larger branches. Cutting is used to get rid of dead, damaged, and diseased branches to prevent organisms and insects from damaging the tree. Keep on … [Read more...] about The Right Time for Tree Cutting, Pruning, and Emergency Tree Removal