Trees Have $Value$

July 12, 2010

Most people are aware that trees and other living plants are valuable. They provide beauty to our properties, manufacture oxygen, reduce rainfall runoff, provide sound barriers, and help us save energy by providing shade in the summer and wind reduction in theMost people are aware that trees and other living plants are valuable. They provide beauty to our properties, manufacture oxygen, reduce rainfall runoff, provide sound barriers, and help us save [...]

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Got Chips? We Do

July 12, 2010

GOT CHIPS? WE DO ~ And we deliver for FREE!  How about some chips?  They make greatmulch for play areas, paths through gardens, or even heavilyshaded areas where grass won’t grow. Some of our customerslet them set for a year or so and use the compost for enrichingthe soil of their plantings and vegetable gardens. [...]

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The Meaning behind the Phrase

July 12, 2010

The Meaning Behind the Phrase . . . . . Rule of Thumb: Way back when before there were thermometers, brewers would use their thumb or finger to check the heat. If it was too cold, the yeast wouldn’t grow; if it was too hot, the yeast would die. The thumb in the brew is [...]

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Old Soldiers and their Memorials

July 12, 2010

Old Soldiers and their Memorials Jason Kenney Have you ever listened to a tree guy talk? Ever notice how they refer to trees with statements like “Look at that big guy!” or “Wow, she’s a beauty!” or even one of my favorites “Look at that old soldier?” Once you’ve spent enough time in the trees, [...]

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Pest Alert

July 12, 2010

Did you experience a clear sticky substance or black mold on your deck, lawn furniture or car last summer? If so, you may have been experiencing the symptoms of the Asian woolly hackberry aphid, Shivaphis celti. UT’s Insect and Disease Diagnostic Lab first re-ported this aphid in the southern counties of our state in the [...]

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June 21, 2010

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Are Your Flowering Dogwoods Bored?

December 19, 2009

No, Dogwoods don‟t get tired of looking at other trees and shrubs in your land-scape! I‟m talking about dogwood „borers,‟ Synanthedon scitula. These are the most destructive insect pests that attack flowering dogwood, Cornus florida in Ten-nessee. Wounded trees are the most vul-nerable since the larva gain access through wounds or scars. The adult is [...]

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What is Going on With My Lawn?

December 19, 2009

Even our most faithful turf management customers have problems with their lawns dur-ing this time of year. You may recognize some of the follow-ing most asked questions dur-ing July and August: What are all those little brown dead looking circles all over my lawn? There is a fungus among us—Brown Patch—and it‟s the reason for [...]

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Mosquito Madness

December 19, 2009

Have you heard about the West Nile Virus? Read up! It‟s interesting . . . . Who’s Most at Risk  People over age 50  Anyone with a weakened immune system Symptoms Incubation period (time from infection to onset of symptoms) is usually 3 to 15 days.  Fever  Headache and body aches [...]

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Why Healthy Trees Fall

December 14, 2009

In most cases tree failure is directly linked to some kind of decay, either in the root system or above ground in the frame of the tree. Losing a tree to these problems is more acceptable but to lose a perfectly healthy tree due to a structural weakness is saddening. Not only do you lose [...]

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Gotta Know This

December 11, 2009

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of   Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. No piece of [...]

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Want A Fast Tree?

December 8, 2009

Want A Fast Tree? In the fall of 2004 I was called to the site of a customer in Franklin whose home had tragically burned. The fire had been so hot that many of the surrounding trees were severely damaged by heat. One of which was a large Pawlonia tree, an introduced Asian tree species [...]

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Get Outside!

December 2, 2009

Been to any of our wonderful state parks recently? If not you are missing out on a great opportunity. Did you know that Tennessee recently won the “Best Parks in the Nation” award?  Imagine that, the best and cleanest parks in the nation right here in your own backyards. With fall almost here, it is [...]

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Smothered and Covered

December 2, 2009

Smothered and covered, like a really good hamburger that clogs up your arteries. Leaves that cover your turf are much the same way. They clog off sunlight, oxygen, and down right smother the grass. Nobody has time to rake leaves on a daily basis nor is that needed. Simply once a week, or at least [...]

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How A tree Works

October 21, 2009

Trees are much like a Company, each leaf is an employee of the company and each one makes money by means of photosynthesis, in short its making starches and sugars and sending them down to the company. The company in turn directs this energy we’ll call Money to where it’s needed most. There is also [...]

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What is my Landscape Worth?

October 21, 2009

Most people are aware that trees and other living plants are valuable. They provide beauty to our properties, manufacture oxygen, reduce rainfall runoff, provide sound barriers, and help us save energy by providing cool shade in the summer and reducing the harsh winds in the winter. However, trees and other landscape plants are a part [...]

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Should you use tree wound dressing?

October 21, 2009

It has long been believed that tree paint or tree wound dressing applied to the open wound of a tree will help keep insects out and prevent decay by fungi. This method of treatment for helping trees is far from correct. Studies have found that tree wound dressings are of no benefit to the tree [...]

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Before Looking Any further

January 12, 2005

Before looking any further into this information package, I ask that we all take a moment in thought for the horrible tidal wave that recently devastated 11 nations and affected so many human lives in our world we all share together. Please be a part in helping and give thanks that we are here and [...]

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