Effectively Treating Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is a tiny, piercing and sucking insect, unseen with the naked eye that feeds on hemlock twigs at the bases of the needles. HWA is an
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Tree Care
Joe’s Journal, Winter Edition: JB Toorish – Southeast Regional Technical Manager
This blog summarizes the field studies JB Toorish and I have conducted over the last 14 years in the Southeast. JB began his career in the green industry in 1980
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The Science Behind Conifer Trees
As winter and the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to the ever-present conifer trees, so ubiquitous in winter landscapes and imagination. We take the evergreens for granted, but why does
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: Extending the Growing Season; the Fall Landscape Garden Part III
The fall is an ideal time to transplant trees and shrubs! The reasons for this include: lower rates of moisture loss (via evapo-transpiration), moist soils that encourage root development, and
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Benefits of Injecting Conifers
In our line of work, we have to treat different kinds of trees, some of which are easier to inject than others. Conifers are famously difficult trees to inject, due
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Protecting Trees Against Pine Bark Beetle During Extreme Weather
Extreme weather events and rising summer temperatures across in the U.S. for the past several years has caused widespread plant and tree destruction. This destruction causes populations of pests like
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition, ft. Dr. Don Grosman: The Entomological Head & Thorax of Arborjet
This blog features Dr. Don Grosman, who in addition to his role at Arborjet | Ecologel as Technology Advancement Manager, heads up entomology in R&D and employs his thoracic (i.e.,
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Saving the Redwoods, Saving the Planet
In our last blog, we discussed five of what I referred to as the “Grand Cypresses”, trees that are unique in their rareness, beauty, age and resiliency. In this blog,
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Recover From Summer Stress Now With Fall Treatments
Throughout North America and the world, summers continue to get hotter, with more unpredictable weather conditions. Gardens, trees, lawns, and landscapes experience elevated levels of stress, with browning turf, wilting
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Fall Treatment Round-Up
Summer is almost behind us and soon the leaves on the trees will be turning beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. For those of us in the plant health
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