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Category: Advice From the Arborist
Artillery Fungus
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
April 6, 2022 · 2 minute read
Fun and Games with Trees!
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
March 30, 2022 · 1 minute read
Do You Have Risky Trees?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
March 24, 2022 · 1 minute read
Thoughts From a Vole
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
March 16, 2022 · 2 minute read
Tree and Plant Spring Observations
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
March 9, 2022 · 2 minute read
Herbicides- What, How, When, and Why?
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
March 2, 2022 · 7 minute read
Books for Tree Lovers
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
February 23, 2022 · 1 minute read
Take Back the Forest
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
February 16, 2022 · 1 minute read
Spring is Coming
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
February 9, 2022 · 0 minute read
Tree Wounds and What Not To Do
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
February 1, 2022 · 1 minute read
How to Make Your Backyard Soil Come Alive
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
January 26, 2022 · 2 minute read
Advice for Preventing (and Managing) Winter Tree Damage
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
January 20, 2022 · 5 minute read
Ditch the Leyland Cypress, Bradford Pear Trees for These Alternatives
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
January 12, 2022 · 3 minute read
Friendly, Neighborhood Squirrels
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
January 5, 2022 · 2 minute read
More Than a Christmas Tree
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
December 29, 2021 · 2 minute read
Repurposing Tree Parts
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
December 22, 2021 · 2 minute read
Roots and Respiration
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
December 16, 2021 · 8 minute read
Bradford Pear: Problem Child
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
December 8, 2021 · 1 minute read
Leyland Cypress: A Very Costly ‘Cheap’ Tree
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
December 1, 2021 · 1 minute read
10 Tree Facts That May Not Be True
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
November 23, 2021 · 2 minute read
Winter vs. Summer Pruning (and Is Aggressive Good?)
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
November 17, 2021 · 2 minute read
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Your Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
November 10, 2021 · 5 minute read
Tips for Winter Tree Identification
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
November 2, 2021 · 2 minute read
Protect That Living Lightning Rod
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
October 27, 2021 · 1 minute read
Removing the Stump for the Tree
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
October 19, 2021 · 1 minute read
Support Your Tree
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
October 13, 2021 · 2 minute read
Fall Foliage: An Educated Leaf Peeper’s Primer
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
October 6, 2021 · 4 minute read
Common Sense Tree Preservation
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
September 29, 2021 · 3 minute read
What’s Up With Mulch?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
September 22, 2021 · 2 minute read
Ridealong: An RVA Mushroom Hunt
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
September 7, 2021 · 2 minute read
The Good and Bad of Bark Shedding
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
September 1, 2021 · 3 minute read
Trees of Virginia’s Blue Ridge
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
August 26, 2021 · 1 minute read
Letting Your Yard Grow Wild — but With Purpose
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
August 18, 2021 · 2 minute read
The Heat Is On… But Hopefully Not for Long
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
August 11, 2021 · 2 minute read
Herbicides: Kill Weeds, Not Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
July 21, 2021 · 1 minute read
To Fertilize or Not to Fertilize?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
July 14, 2021 · 2 minute read
Is A Memorial Tree a Good Idea?
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
July 7, 2021 · 2 minute read
A Sticky Situation
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
June 30, 2021 · 1 minute read
Water, Water Everywhere
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
June 23, 2021 · 3 minute read
Is an Irrigation System Good for Your Trees?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
June 9, 2021 · 1 minute read
Artillery Fungus: Bad News or Just Annoying?
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
June 2, 2021 · 1 minute read
A Day in the Life of an Arboreal Detective
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
May 26, 2021 · 4 minute read
Blink and You’ll Miss the Jumping Oak Gall Wasp
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
May 19, 2021 · 3 minute read
Mulberry Season Approaches
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
May 12, 2021 · 1 minute read
Running with Scissors
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
May 5, 2021 · 2 minute read
The Health of a City Depends on Its Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
April 27, 2021 · 1 minute read
Observations of a Contented Arborist
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
April 21, 2021 · 1 minute read
Beware Wisteria, the Beautiful Killer
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Advice From the Arborist
Greg Crews
April 14, 2021 · 2 minute read
Flower Power: A Guide to Spring Tree Blooms
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
April 6, 2021 · 1 minute read
The Best Tree You’ve Never Heard Of
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
March 31, 2021 · 1 minute read
Safety in Numbers
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
March 24, 2021 · 1 minute read
An Arborist’s-Eye View from a Recent Bike Trip
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
March 17, 2021 · 2 minute read
Tree Health and Your Friendly, Backyard Ant
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
March 11, 2021 · 1 minute read
A Pruning Primer
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
March 3, 2021 · 1 minute read
Saving Our Trees, Shrubs from Road Salt
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
February 23, 2021 · 2 minute read
DIY Post-Storm Tree Assessment
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Advice From the Arborist
Scott Turner
February 17, 2021 · 4 minute read
In Praise of the Red Maple
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
February 10, 2021 · 2 minute read
Lean On Me
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
February 2, 2021 · 1 minute read
Wildlife In the City
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
January 27, 2021 · 1 minute read
10 Ways to Not Kill a Tree
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
January 19, 2021 · 3 minute read
DIY Tree Work? Draw the Line at Ladders and Saws
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
January 13, 2021 · 2 minute read
The Case for Keeping Your Backyard Habitat Standing
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
January 5, 2021 · 1 minute read
Proper Pruning Techniques
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
December 30, 2020 · 2 minute read
Unruly Roots
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
December 23, 2020 · 1 minute read
7 Common Trees You Can ID by Smell
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
December 16, 2020 · 2 minute read
Pruning: How to Understand an Arborist
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
December 7, 2020 · 2 minute read
Crepe Pruning or Crepe Murder?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
December 2, 2020 · 2 minute read
A Season for an Arborist
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
November 16, 2020 · 2 minute read
When in Doubt, Skip the Chainsaw
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
November 11, 2020 · 1 minute read
Putting Down Roots
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
November 3, 2020 · 1 minute read
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
October 28, 2020 · 2 minute read
Hollow is the Heart(wood)
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
October 13, 2020 · 1 minute read
Let’s Talk Dirty
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Advice From the Arborist
Scott Turner
October 7, 2020 · 3 minute read
Feeling Shady? Try Fungal Gardening
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
September 30, 2020 · 2 minute read
Leave Those Leaves!
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
September 23, 2020 · 1 minute read
Root of the Matter
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
September 16, 2020 · 1 minute read
Turf Wars: Grass vs. Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
September 9, 2020 · 2 minute read
The Many Uses of Wood Chips
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Advice From the Arborist
Irma Whedbee
September 2, 2020 · 1 minute read
What’s in a Lichen?
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
August 26, 2020 · 1 minute read
Autumn is Ideal for Pruning
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
August 13, 2020 · 1 minute read
Taking an Unpopular Stance on Line Clearance and Our Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
August 5, 2020 · 2 minute read
Forecast: Hot and Dry
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
July 22, 2020 · 1 minute read
‘Slime Flux’: Great Name But a Problem for Trees
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
July 13, 2020 · 2 minute read
Plan On Native Planting
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
July 1, 2020 · 3 minute read
Mushrooms Below the Surface (or Fungus Among Us)
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
June 24, 2020 · 2 minute read
The Ins and Outs of Air Spading
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Advice From the Arborist
Aidan Stewart
June 16, 2020 · 3 minute read
The Giving Trees: Repurposing Your Removal
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
June 8, 2020 · 1 minute read
Post Storm Examination: Converging On The Quiet
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
May 29, 2020 · 3 minute read
Edible RVA: Mulberry Salad
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
May 20, 2020 · 3 minute read
You Sure Have a Lot of Gall
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
May 13, 2020 · 1 minute read
Now’s the Time to Plant a Tree. Here’s How.
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
May 6, 2020 · 2 minute read
Edible RVA: A Foraging Foray In Our Urban Forest
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
April 29, 2020 · 8 minute read
Should We Leave the Dead?
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
April 21, 2020 · 1 minute read
Lines and Hammocks and Swings, Oh My!
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Advice From the Arborist
Scott Turner
April 15, 2020 · 3 minute read
Don’t Fear Leaves of Three
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
April 8, 2020 · 1 minute read
Ah, Spring, the Best Time to Assess Tree Health
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Advice From the Arborist
Michael Myers
April 1, 2020 · 1 minute read
Pruning over the House: Less Can Be More
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Advice From the Arborist
Joel Nolting
March 25, 2020 · 2 minute read
Spring’s Worst Invasive Plant Threat: Fig Buttercup
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Advice From the Arborist
Laura Greenleaf
March 23, 2020 · 2 minute read
What is the Soil Food Web?
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Advice From the Arborist
Peter Girardi
March 17, 2020 · 2 minute read
Release a Tree: The War Against English Ivy
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Advice From the Arborist
Mike Mather
March 11, 2020 · 1 minute read