Tillis Tree Care Blog

With the changing season, trees require special attention to ensure their health and vitality. In this blog, we will explore the importance of tree service in the fall and provide valuable tips to help you maintain the well-being of your trees.

Pruning can enhance plant appearance and safeguard plant health and well-being. Depending on its extent, pruning can affect a plant from root to crown.

Ants live in the trees; the galleries are their home. They keep the galleries clear of debris and allow air to circulate.

Karma means action, work, or deed.  The principle of karma is based on the idea that an individual’s intent and action (cause) influences the future of that individual (effect).

Monitoring is nothing new to landscapes and trees. In fact, monitoring is a major aspect of an IPM (integrated pest management) program, and maintaining an IPM program is the best way to prevent pest populations from reaching a level where damage to the landscape will result in plant loss if the pest is not dealt with.

Sometimes, signs and symptoms are also the only language we have when people are stressed and communication is lacking.  In dealing with plants and humans, both have signs and symptoms based on the trauma that has occurred.  What were the signs and symptoms that would have clued us in on the trauma?  If we know the source of trauma past or present we have an opportunity to lend aid to help our fellow living organism.

Western Red cedar Decline: An arborists Perspective on the Pacific Northwest’s Iconic Tree.

All pruning is wounding. I tell that to all my clients so we have a base line of what we are doing…surgery on a living organism. This must be highly considered. So having a general understanding of a trees’ life cycle is key.

Arborists are helping with mental health; we just didn’t know it. Often arborists are needed to perform tasks with trees or shrubs that the average plant lover is not equipped to deal with, such as climbing large trees, operating heavy equipment, and navigating other risks associated with tree maintenance. Although mental health is not the reason people call an arborist, the two seem to go hand in hand.