Urban Forest Dweller

Greg Crews You just had to take down a large Oak that died in your backyard and now you are left with a giant stump where the tree once stood. It’s ugly and just takes

Aidan Stewart This time of year, I often have conversations with customers about getting their trees “ready for hurricane season.” Summer in Richmond is notorious for random thunderstorms and other intense weather events, so here

Mike Mather When I get asked “what is your favorite tree?” I don’t usually think of a whole species, I think of one individual tree. My favorite individual tree changes on a whim, but there

Peter Girardi Over the past few weeks I have seen some similar issues among the trees in the area and thought I would share my list with you. Although these are not new pests or

Greg Crews It has been a beautiful Spring and with all of the rain most trees and shrubs are growing in leaps and bounds. This comes with several exceptions and White Oaks are some of

Aidan Stewart When people hear that I’m an arborist, occasionally they’ll follow up with tree-related questions, sharing their favorite tree with me, or a picture along with “can you ID this for me?”. I absolutely

James Luggen There’s been a lot of excitement around the cicadas emerging this year, and in some areas there will be 2 different broods present at the same time. What does this mean?? It’s gonna