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Tree Safety, Storm Prep & Recovery

How to Spot—And Protect—Trees from Lightning

July 19, 2021

What exactly happens when lightning strikes a tree? Learn that and how to tell if a tree was hit by lightning. Plus, you can protect your trees from lightning damage.

Insect & Disease Issues

What's Killing My Hackberry Tree?

February 9, 2023

What are these “snowflake” like things falling from my hackberry tree? They are actually a large infestation of Asian woolly hackberry aphids. Let’s learn more about this pest and how to get rid of hackberry aphids so you can better protect your hackberry trees.

Best And Worst Trees To Plant Near A House

Property Maintenance & Landscaping

How To Protect Trees During Construction

March 21, 2024

Learn how to protect your trees by taking the right steps before, during, and after construction.

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Soil Care & Mulching

Why Soil Care Is Important For Your Trees

April 4, 2024

At Davey, we prefer adding macronutrients and micronutrients as part of soil health management by using a slow-release fertilizer, learn why.

Plant Health Care

How The Polar Freeze Could Affect Your Trees

January 10, 2021

Although snow is associated with frigid temperatures, the fluffy white snowflakes that often blanket your backyard this time of year actually help ensure the survival of your trees and plants through spring.

Tree Removal

What To Do With Uprooted Trees: Replant or Remove?

October 28, 2021

Since trees take a while to grow and provide the shade, look, or privacy you crave, it’s never easy to lose one. Let’s look at the reasons for uprooted trees and what options you have to help save them.

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Property Maintenance & Landscaping

5 Steps for Handling Snow Bent Tree Branches

January 24, 2022

Bill asked, "Should I shake the trees or otherwise try to remove the snow from the branches?” If trees are bent over in snow, usually, you shouldn't shake snow bent trees.

Tree Identification

Trees That Shed Bark During Summer

August 3, 2023

For some species, trees that shed bark in the summer is a perfectly normal occurrence in the summer months. It’s a part of that tree’s natural aging process.

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