Resource Publications for Helping Reduce Water Use During the Current Drought
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources is featuring several books for the month of April to help us conserve water for trees, plants, lawns and other agricultural use. I recommend visiting the UC ANR website to get a look at their publications. You can find out more at anrcatalogpromos@ucanr.edu. Some of the topics […]
Tree Failures Caused by Heavy Rains in Sonoma County
On Saturday February 8th Image Tree Pros was contacted to help one of our clients in Bodega Bay who had experienced a major limb failure that landed on their garage. After a Pre-Job Safety Inspection we went to work to remove the limb so we could cover the garage with a tarp to protect the […]
Bee colony collapse linked to plant virus
Our early spring like weather may mean fruit trees will benefit from better bee activity. When temperatures are cold bees are less likely to be out pollinating early blooming fruit and nut trees like almonds and apricots. This year if our warm spell continues there should be plenty of bees available to pollinate early bloomers. […]
Caring for Your Trees During the Current Drought
With the Governor of California declaring a drought emergency and some Bay Area communities already starting to institute water rationing, our trees may be in trouble. Trees which depend on winter rains like our native oaks will likely be going into the summer months in a stressed state. In addition, if landscape trees are planted […]
How to Prune a Santa Rosa Plum Tree
The Santa Rosa Plum variety was developed by Luther Burbank in 1906. This plum variety is to this day one of the favorite of home orchardists and commercial growers. Learn how to correctly prune a Santa Rosa Plum Tree. The best time to start to prune your Santa Rosa Plum Tree is a year after […]
How to Prune a Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple trees growing in Santa Rosa require extra care when they are pruned. Our warm summers with hot winds can cause leaves to dry and become wind burned. It is best to prune trees during the cool season when trees are dormant. It is also a good idea to provide trees with extra irrigation […]
Trees Help Clean the Air During Spare the Air Days – San Francisco
Trees help to clean the air during spare the air days. The San Francisco Examiner reported two days ago that the Mission District proper has the poorest air quality of any San Francisco neighborhood. The reason cited by a report from MIT entitled “Health and Urbanism” found that surrounding neighborhoods had better air quality because […]
Choosing the Right Tree for your Home Landscape
There’s nothing like planting a tree to connect yourself to nature and make an investment in your home landscape. Trees offer the greatest benefits to the home landscape but can also be your biggest headache. It’s important to choose the right tree and plant it properly in the right location to prevent problems as the […]