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It’s Knot a Tumor

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Original Author:
James Luggen

Risk Vs. Reward

#Advice From the Arborist

July 13, 2022 · 1 minute read

Sacred trees; Trees of lore

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July 5, 2022 · 2 minute read

Insect Art

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June 30, 2022 · 1 minute read

Don’t forget to look down!

#Advice From the Arborist

June 23, 2022 · 4 minute read

What to do about powdery mildew?

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June 15, 2022 · 1 minute read

Don’t forget to look up

#Advice From the Arborist

June 8, 2022 · 1 minute read

When do you call an arborist?

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June 2, 2022 · 1 minute read

Tree Songs

#Advice From the Arborist

May 25, 2022 · 2 minute read

Why did I choose a career as an Arborist? 

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May 19, 2022 · 2 minute read

Pest problems? Look to the little guys for help! 🐞

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May 11, 2022 · 5 minute read

Splotchy leaves? It might be a fungus!

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May 4, 2022 · 1 minute read

The Three Cut Method

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April 27, 2022 · 1 minute read

Oak Decline

#Advice From the Arborist

April 20, 2022 · 1 minute read

Ever heard of a tree climbing competition?

#Advice From the Arborist

April 14, 2022 · 2 minute read

Artillery Fungus

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April 6, 2022 · 2 minute read

Fun and Games with Trees!

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March 30, 2022 · 1 minute read

Do You Have Risky Trees?

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March 24, 2022 · 1 minute read

Thoughts From a Vole

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March 16, 2022 · 2 minute read

Tree and Plant Spring Observations

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March 9, 2022 · 2 minute read

Herbicides- What, How, When, and Why?

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March 2, 2022 · 7 minute read

Books for Tree Lovers

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February 23, 2022 · 1 minute read

Take Back the Forest

#Advice From the Arborist

February 16, 2022 · 1 minute read

Spring is Coming

#Advice From the Arborist

February 9, 2022 · 0 minute read

Tree Wounds and What Not To Do

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February 1, 2022 · 1 minute read

How to Make Your Backyard Soil Come Alive

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January 26, 2022 · 2 minute read

Advice for Preventing (and Managing) Winter Tree Damage

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January 20, 2022 · 5 minute read

Ditch the Leyland Cypress, Bradford Pear Trees for These Alternatives

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January 12, 2022 · 3 minute read

Friendly, Neighborhood Squirrels

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January 5, 2022 · 2 minute read

More Than a Christmas Tree

#Advice From the Arborist

December 29, 2021 · 2 minute read

Repurposing Tree Parts

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December 22, 2021 · 2 minute read

Roots and Respiration

#Advice From the Arborist

December 16, 2021 · 8 minute read

Bradford Pear: Problem Child

#Advice From the Arborist

December 8, 2021 · 1 minute read

Leyland Cypress: A Very Costly ‘Cheap’ Tree

#Advice From the Arborist

December 1, 2021 · 1 minute read

10 Tree Facts That May Not Be True

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November 23, 2021 · 2 minute read

Winter vs. Summer Pruning (and Is Aggressive Good?)

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November 17, 2021 · 2 minute read

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Your Trees

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November 10, 2021 · 5 minute read

Tips for Winter Tree Identification

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November 2, 2021 · 2 minute read

Protect That Living Lightning Rod

#Advice From the Arborist

October 27, 2021 · 1 minute read

Removing the Stump for the Tree

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October 19, 2021 · 1 minute read

Support Your Tree

#Advice From the Arborist

October 13, 2021 · 2 minute read

Fall Foliage: An Educated Leaf Peeper’s Primer

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October 6, 2021 · 4 minute read

Common Sense Tree Preservation

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September 29, 2021 · 3 minute read

What’s Up With Mulch?

#Advice From the Arborist

September 22, 2021 · 2 minute read

Ridealong: An RVA Mushroom Hunt

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September 7, 2021 · 2 minute read

The Good and Bad of Bark Shedding

#Advice From the Arborist

September 1, 2021 · 3 minute read

Trees of Virginia’s Blue Ridge

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August 26, 2021 · 1 minute read

Letting Your Yard Grow Wild — but With Purpose

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August 18, 2021 · 2 minute read

The Heat Is On… But Hopefully Not for Long

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August 11, 2021 · 2 minute read

Herbicides: Kill Weeds, Not Trees

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July 21, 2021 · 1 minute read

To Fertilize or Not to Fertilize?

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July 14, 2021 · 2 minute read

Is A Memorial Tree a Good Idea?

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July 7, 2021 · 2 minute read

A Sticky Situation

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June 30, 2021 · 1 minute read

Water, Water Everywhere

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June 23, 2021 · 3 minute read

Is an Irrigation System Good for Your Trees?

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June 9, 2021 · 1 minute read

Artillery Fungus: Bad News or Just Annoying?

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June 2, 2021 · 1 minute read

A Day in the Life of an Arboreal Detective

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May 26, 2021 · 4 minute read

Blink and You’ll Miss the Jumping Oak Gall Wasp

#Advice From the Arborist

May 19, 2021 · 3 minute read

Mulberry Season Approaches

#Advice From the Arborist

May 12, 2021 · 1 minute read

Running with Scissors

#Advice From the Arborist

May 5, 2021 · 2 minute read

The Health of a City Depends on Its Trees

#Advice From the Arborist

April 27, 2021 · 1 minute read

Observations of a Contented Arborist

#Advice From the Arborist

April 21, 2021 · 1 minute read

Beware Wisteria, the Beautiful Killer

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April 14, 2021 · 2 minute read

Flower Power: A Guide to Spring Tree Blooms

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April 6, 2021 · 1 minute read

The Best Tree You’ve Never Heard Of

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March 31, 2021 · 1 minute read

Safety in Numbers

#Advice From the Arborist

March 24, 2021 · 1 minute read

An Arborist’s-Eye View from a Recent Bike Trip

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March 17, 2021 · 2 minute read

Tree Health and Your Friendly, Backyard Ant

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March 11, 2021 · 1 minute read

A Pruning Primer

#Advice From the Arborist

March 3, 2021 · 1 minute read

Saving Our Trees, Shrubs from Road Salt

#Advice From the Arborist

February 23, 2021 · 2 minute read

DIY Post-Storm Tree Assessment

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February 17, 2021 · 4 minute read

In Praise of the Red Maple

#Advice From the Arborist

February 10, 2021 · 2 minute read

Lean On Me

#Advice From the Arborist

February 2, 2021 · 1 minute read

Wildlife In the City

#Advice From the Arborist

January 27, 2021 · 1 minute read

10 Ways to Not Kill a Tree

#Advice From the Arborist

January 19, 2021 · 3 minute read

DIY Tree Work? Draw the Line at Ladders and Saws

#Advice From the Arborist

January 13, 2021 · 2 minute read

The Case for Keeping Your Backyard Habitat Standing

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January 5, 2021 · 1 minute read

Proper Pruning Techniques

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December 30, 2020 · 2 minute read

Unruly Roots

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December 23, 2020 · 1 minute read

7 Common Trees You Can ID by Smell

#Advice From the Arborist

December 16, 2020 · 2 minute read

Pruning: How to Understand an Arborist

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December 7, 2020 · 2 minute read

Crepe Pruning or Crepe Murder?

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December 2, 2020 · 2 minute read

A Season for an Arborist

#Advice From the Arborist

November 16, 2020 · 2 minute read

When in Doubt, Skip the Chainsaw

#Advice From the Arborist

November 11, 2020 · 1 minute read

Putting Down Roots

#Advice From the Arborist

November 3, 2020 · 1 minute read

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

#Advice From the Arborist

October 28, 2020 · 2 minute read

Hollow is the Heart(wood)

#Advice From the Arborist

October 13, 2020 · 1 minute read

Let’s Talk Dirty

#Advice From the Arborist

October 7, 2020 · 3 minute read

Feeling Shady? Try Fungal Gardening

#Advice From the Arborist

September 30, 2020 · 2 minute read

Leave Those Leaves!

#Advice From the Arborist

September 23, 2020 · 1 minute read

Root of the Matter

#Advice From the Arborist

September 16, 2020 · 1 minute read

Turf Wars: Grass vs. Trees

#Advice From the Arborist

September 9, 2020 · 2 minute read

The Many Uses of Wood Chips

#Advice From the Arborist

September 2, 2020 · 1 minute read

What’s in a Lichen?

#Advice From the Arborist

August 26, 2020 · 1 minute read

Autumn is Ideal for Pruning

#Advice From the Arborist

August 13, 2020 · 1 minute read

Taking an Unpopular Stance on Line Clearance and Our Trees

#Advice From the Arborist

August 5, 2020 · 2 minute read

Forecast: Hot and Dry

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July 22, 2020 · 1 minute read

‘Slime Flux’: Great Name But a Problem for Trees

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July 13, 2020 · 2 minute read

Plan On Native Planting

#Advice From the Arborist

July 1, 2020 · 3 minute read

Mushrooms Below the Surface (or Fungus Among Us)

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June 24, 2020 · 2 minute read