The Beauty, Value and Allure of Trees: A Tree Blog

If you're like many modern homeowners, you're interesting in living a relatively green lifestyle that includes composting yard waste. However, not all vegetative debris can or should be composted. Following is a list of four things that you should ask your landscaping service to haul away instead of putting in your compost bin. Diseased Plant Material If you have recently had a tree removed from your property because it was diseased, don't be tempted to include its leaves and twigs in your compost pile.

If your tree's branches are looking a little sparse and its trunk has become pitted and fungus-laden, then there's a good chance it is suffering from a fungal infection known as armillaria root rot. This condition infects and kills trees throughout the United States, and although there's nothing you can do to save the life of your tree once symptoms set in, it is important that you know how to handle the diseased tree properly.

If you have a tree in your yard that you know needs to be removed, but you want to do it yourself rather than hire a potentially expensive tree-cutting service – which may or may not include the actual removal of wood – you can attempt it safely as long as you know what procedures need to be followed, and as long as you have access to the right tools.

If you have trees in your backyard or front yard that need to be trimmed, there are a variety of tools and equipment needed to accomplish it. Here are the most important types of equipment to have on hand for trimming different types of trees: Chainsaws The first type of equipment you should have on hand when you are going to trim trees is a chainsaw. Depending on your level of expertise and what you feel most comfortable with, this can either be a battery-powered chainsaw or an electric chainsaw.

Seeds from all kinds of trees and plants are often redistributed in nature by animals that eat them or store them for winter. If you find that you suddenly have a few more saplings in your yard or trees on your property that you did not plant, you can thank the local wildlife. Here is how these trees came to be, how you can remove them, and how you can prevent them.

It is usually best to have a professional, such as those at R. L. Elliott Enterprises, Inc., trim overhanging tree limbs for you because they will be able to trim both high and low limbs with ease. After they trim the limbs, you can ask to have them hauled away, or you can keep them. If you plan to grow a garden in the near future, ask to keep the limbs so that you can make unique row markers with the limbs.

In the movie Edward Scissorhands, we see a created being with scissors for hands who creates artistic landscapes and imaginative trees and shrubs. Although the movie is fictional, tree trimming like Edward's is very real. It is a skill which has long since been used in royal gardens and one which you can incorporate into your own yard.  Start Small The first thing you want to do is master basic shapes which emphasize your trees' and shrubs' natural beauty.

It can be unsettling to find that a tree that is an important part of your landscape is declining in health. Whether it is just a shade tree or the tree that houses your kids' treehouse, it can feel like part of the family is dying. Before making a drastic decision to remove the tree, use the following information to diagnose the severity of the problem and to decide whether you should call in a professional for help.