From time to time, service providers need to let a client, or class of clients, go. As with any other difficult conversation, there’s a right way and a wrong way to make the decision and break the news. TCIA file [...]

Is structural pruning really plant health care? Given that it can save trees from being prematurely removed from the landscape, it clearly is PHC, and may be one of the more important PHC practices. In some cases, a single pruning [...]

These ash at the Holocaust Memorial Boston were treated with a fertilizer containing nutrients, humic acid, surfactants and humectants designed to increase root development and reduce water stress. Photo courtesy of Arborjet. As most arborists know, one of the fundamental [...]

Diagnosing the cause of plant problems is one of the foundational components of all plant-health-care programs. Without knowing the fundamental cause of a plant’s problem, it is highly unlikely that a successful remediation strategy can be designed and implemented. Environmental [...]

Scouting is the essential first step of an IPM program. Shown here is Tammy Kovar, owner of Biological Tree Services, a nine-year TCIA member company based in Sarasota, Florida. All photos and graphics courtesy of the author. Plant health care [...]