
Phytophthora Root Rot
Phytophthora Root Rot is an extremely damaging and widespread fungus like organism that will rot away your trees/shrubs root system and eventually kill your tree if left untreated. In the worst cases, when left untreated trees can become structurally unsafe and uproot or snap possibly causing property damage and injury. On older plants may show symptoms for a season or more before death; however, younger plants can die within two weeks of showing symptoms. Because…

3 Ways The Recent Rain Hurt Your Tree
Wondering If Your Tree Was Hurt By The Recent Rain? Chances Are It Was. Rain, rain, go away! Usually a children’s song, it has also been a plea from many DC Metro Area residents this May. With it raining 17 days in the first 3 weeks of May, we were all ready for the sun to come out and for the rain to stop interfering with our days. But what you might not have thought…

Prune Now: Or Watch Your Elm Tree Die!
As the weather in our Nation’s capital is growing colder the opportunity to prune Elm trees is fast approaching. Unlike other species of trees that can be pruned year round the Elm tree typically needs to be pruned during the coldest parts of winter to protect the tree from the deadly Dutch Elm disease*. By pruning during the coldest parts of the season you provide your Elm tree with all the benefits of pruning without…