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When is the Best Time to Plant a Tree?

When is the Best Time to Plant a Tree?

Adding new trees to your yard can be a bit pricey at first, but the value that they can add to your home well outweighs their initial cost. Planting new trees at the right time gives them the best opportunity to thrive in your landscape, helping to protect your...
How do You Cut Down a Big Tree?

How do You Cut Down a Big Tree?

If you have a big tree that is dying, or that is posing a danger to your home, often the best decision is to cut it down. This task should only be tackled if you are comfortable with a chainsaw, and willing to follow a few different safety precautions. If you’re...
Four Signs that Your Tree is Dead

Four Signs that Your Tree is Dead

No matter how well you take care of your landscaping, you may still end up having to deal with a dead tree. Everything from pests to unusual weather patterns can wreak havoc on trees, leading to premature death. And sometimes a tree simply lives out its life cycle,...
Fall Deep Root Fertilization for Trees and Shrubs

Fall Deep Root Fertilization for Trees and Shrubs

Just as your lawn needs regular fertilization throughout the year to be healthy and strong, so do you trees and shrubs. Think of fertilizer like food for your plants, helping give them all of the nutrients they need to thrive. But the fertilizer you use on your lawn...
Why Now is the Best Time to Trim Your Trees

Why Now is the Best Time to Trim Your Trees

Right now is the best time to focus on giving your trees a good trim. Why? Snow and ice can cause issues with trees that are now structurally sound. As your trees drop their leaves, it is easier for us to see any issues it might have. We can check for defects, dead or...
Drought Concerns Going in to Winter

Drought Concerns Going in to Winter

Nebraska’s current drought conditions range from abnormally dry to extreme drought. This makes fall and winter watering extremely important. Homeowners often believe their landscape plants survived a drought year, but then dieback shows up three to five years...
Evergreen Needle Drop

Evergreen Needle Drop

In late summer and early fall evergreen trees often have needles that dry out and shed. This can be alarming for gardeners, and it can be difficult to tell if early needle drop is cause for concern or just part of the evergreen tree’s annual needle shed. It is typical...
Problems With Your Lilacs? It May be a Fungal Disease

Problems With Your Lilacs? It May be a Fungal Disease

In the last few weeks, we have had many reports of issues with lilacs suffering from severe leaf browning. This is caused by the fungal disease Pseudocercospora. While the leaf browning may be unsightly and worrisome, Pseudocercospora is easy to treat when approached...
September Updates

September Updates

While the rain we received at the beginning of the month was a welcome change in weather, we still haven’t received enough to be considered out of drought conditions. Proper watering of trees is going to be extremely important this fall, so read on to learn about how...