Plant Care

Resistance Drilling and how it provides tree owners with more information

What is resistance drilling? Resistance drilling has been around for several decades (nearly 40 years) and has been used to determine the strength of wood. It uses a very small diameter drill bit (about 1.5mm) spinning at incredibly high resolutions. While it is drilling into the tree it measures the resistance that the wood provides. […]

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What’s going on with the Rhododendrons this year in New England?

Plant Care / Susan Hamilton

Broadleaf evergreen shrubs like rhododendrons, hollies, and boxwoods add beauty and greenery to the winter landscape. Come spring, many homeowners are alarmed to see brown, scorched-looking leaves and damaged foliage. What happened? In many cases, the culprit is winter burn—a common but preventable form of cold-weather stress. What is winter burn? Winter burn is a

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Buck rub and Young Trees

Plant Care, Services / Susan Hamilton

Buck rub on young sapling trees indicates that a male deer (buck) has used the tree to rub its antlers. These rubs serve purposes such as marking territory, strengthening neck muscles, and removing velvet from new antler growth. Characteristics of a buck rub include: Stripped bark: The outer bark is often peeled or scraped away,

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