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2022 Taking Root Scholarships Awarded

Arborjet Scholarships went to incoming freshmen at Purdue University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Taking Root Scholarship ...


Queen Elizabeth II Tree Legacy: She Planted Over 1,500 Trees

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who was 96, died today at Balmoral castle in Scotland. Well known for her love of the outdoors, she leaves ...


How To Trap Spotted Lanternfly, Not Other Wildlife

One of the methods to help control the spotted lanternfly (SLF) invasion is having unintended negative consequences. According to officials fromNJ-based  The Raptor Trust, glue ...


Sustainable Initiatives Undertaken By Largest Box Tree Grower In U.S.

The largest box tree grower in the U.S., with over 40 retail locations across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas, has undertaken major sustainability initiatives over ...


Drip Irrigation Used In UK’s First-of-its-Kind Carbon Sequestering Initiative

Netafim, a provider of sustainable precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, has announced implementation of its drip irrigation system for a site growing carbon-storing trees ...


6 Landscape & Tree Care Pros Awarded Jobber Grants

Funds Ranged from $2,500 to $15,000. Six landscape and tree care businesses were among the deserving recipients of funds in this year’s Jobber Grants Program. Jobber, ...


What Landscape Plants Are In Short Supply? Report Released

Landscape material procurement marketplace GoMaterials released a report today detailing the severity of 2022 plant shortages. According to the report, “The sizes impacted by the ...


Last Day To Vote! Kubota Community Choice $100,000 Grant

In the spirit of “Together We Do More,” Kubota is calling for the public’s help in selecting a winner for the Kubota Community Choice Award ...


Husqvarna & Teufelberger Collaborate On Purpose-Built Arborist Gear

Husqvarna has partnered with Austtian climbing gear manufacturer Teufelberger to launch new climbing gear in the U.S. during the first half of 2023. Husqvarna has ...


Green Industry Team Answers Call To Treat 150 Ash Trees In Des Moines

SiteOne, Arborjet, and others joined forces in Iowa to treat trees against the devastation of emerald ash borer. The city of Des Moines, IA recently ...


Finding Emerald Ash Borer: Watching Woodpeckers & Early ID

  Robert Haight, a Forest Service researcher in St. Paul, Minnesota, has proposed a more strategic approach to saving ash trees: identifying beetle-infested trees before ...


Experts Predict Bad Year For Browntail Moth Infestations

The browntail moth has recently made a strong resurgence across the Northeast, according to sources at Arborjet | Ecologel. Experts predict this will be a ...


Tree Selection For Wind, Salt & Fire Risks

Climate extremes and storms seem to increasingly dominate headlines. Drought, forest fires, hurricanes, and flooding are just a few of the weather-related crises we saw ...


Get Equipped: Tree Care

Take a look at this assortment of tree care equipment that can add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. Notch Flow Rope ...


Arbor Day: A USDA Forest Nursery Transplanted 3 Million Seedlings For Reforestation

Happy Arbor Day! Here’s a great tree story: At the J. Herbert Stone Nursery in Central Point, OR, one of eight USDA Forest Service nurseries, ...


Arbor Day 2022: Bartlett’s 8th Year Of The Legacy Tree Program

  This Arbor Day, Bartlett Tree Experts will give away more than 30,000 tree seedlings in communities across the U.S. as part of the Bartlett ...


Tree Services: Taking Tree Care To New Heights

EDITOR’S LETTER As an editor, you simply can’t be planning a main issue on Sustainable Landscaping and a special issue on Tree Care without Dr. ...


A New Name For An Old Pest & A Treatment Reminder

For more than 100 years, Lymantria dispar, once known as “Gypsy moth,” had a common name based on a derogatory slur for people of Romani ...


Partnering To Plant 50,000 Trees

Arbor Day Foundation & Founders Brewing To Help Restore Three Forests The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with Founders Brewing Co. to plant a total ...


Good Boy! Detector Dogs On The Case Of Spotted Lanternfly

North Carolina Is Using Canines To Deter The Spread Of This Invasive Pest Affecting Plants & Trees   What’s better than a good dog story? ...


Win More Work With This Tree Tech

One of the best opportunities to differentiate your tree care services to potential clients is with a strong proposal. This small window of time with ...


Christmas Trees: The Season Prevails Despite Challenges

While getting our Christmas tree is usually a family event, this year I was simply too busy to come along. And it’s usually a no-brainer ...


More Resilient Species Is Now New National Christmas Tree

Even the National Park Service is picking more resilient trees for its installations these days. Ahead of the holiday season, the National Park Service (NPS) ...


Three Tree & Shrub Pests To Watch

Last December, a CNN article declared 2020 as the year of scary bugs. But 2021 has perhaps been worse with the return of the infamous ...


Fall Leaf Mulching

For those in landscaping, fall is one of the hardest working seasons of the year with shorter daylight hours, large projects wrapping up, and the ...


Tree Services: Taking Tree Care To New Heights

Editor’s Letter It finally happened this summer. Standing on my porch, a flicker caught my eye and there it was—a spotted lanternfly (SLF). I had ...


Davey Tree & NBA Cavaliers Team Up With “Trees For Threes”

The NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and The Davey Tree Expert Company have teamed up for a new multi-year agreement highlighted by “Trees For Threes,” a community ...


NYC’s Ghost Forest Speaks To Ecosystem Restoration

There’s just one month left to view a towering grove of spectral cedar trees in New York City’s Madison Square Park, whose bare trunks and ...


Nutty Squirrel Sabotages Chevy Truck…. For The 8th Time!

Landscapers know better than anyone the havoc that squirrels can wreak. They also know the sanctity of their pickup truck. So when this humorous story ...


Saving The Sequoias From Raging Wildfires

Landscapers who do tree work know how important saving certain trees can be to property owners. Now imagine it’s your job to protect iconic national ...


Out With The Old (Trees), In With The New

ADM Landscape Corporation, a full-service design, build and maintenance landscaping firm, received approval from NYC Parks Forestry to remove 20 wild-grown, City-owned “weed trees,” including ...


Handling Spotted Lanternfly On Client Properties

  This week, I’ve got spotted lanternfly (SLF) on the brain. It’s one thing to write about invasive pests in my job here at Turf, ...


Native Wasp May Help ALB Eradication Efforts

As Turf recently reported, August is “Tree Check Month” for Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) since adult activity peaks this month for the invasive wood-boring beetle ...


Summer Tree Watering: Measurable Tips For When & How Much

It’s hot and dry and you suspect your client’s trees need watering. But how do you know for sure, and how much water is needed? ...


Bartlett Aims To Increase Tick & Woodland Awareness With Signage

  Bartlett Tree Experts has created two new interactive signs for private and public landowners: one to raise awareness of tick risks; and one to ...


August Declared “Tree Check Month” For Asian Longhorned Beetle

August is the most critical time of year to spot the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) as adult activity peaks. As a result, the U.S. Department ...


12 Quick Growing Trees That Throw Shade On Hot Summer Days

It’s hot out there. Last week, over 40 million people across 18 states from Montana to Georgia were under some type of heat alert. What ...


OSHA Issues Updated Guidance For Tree Care Industry Inspections

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a memorandum updating its enforcement guidance for compliance safety and health officers ...


Late Summer Tree Care

Late summer is a good time to look for potential problems in your customers’ landscapes. Early leaf color changes or drop, galls on external tree ...


The Tiny Champion Fighting Emerald Ash Borer

    The emerald ash borer (EAB) biological control staff of the USDA’s Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program have reared four stingless wasp species ...


Don’t Cut Down! Some Texas Oaks Still In Recovery From Uri

Are you a Texas landscaper? Do you have clients whose oaks aren’t leafing out? After last winter’s devastation, many trees appear as healthy and vibrant ...


Arborjet: New Soil Injector, Scholarship Announced, And Air Knife Addition

Arborjet, a plant health company: introduces a new soil injector; announces the eighth consecutive year of its Taking Root Scholarship Program; and adds the Supersonic ...


Arbor Day 2021: Tracking Tree Benefits & Posting For Planting

I have an Autumn Flame red maple that I planted in my backyard probably about 15 years ago. I forget how much I paid for ...