Five Things To Know If A Tree Falls On Your Home or Property
Image Tree Pros has been the local professional choice for tree care since 1990. We are Accredited by the Tree Care Industry Association. We carry extensive liability and worker’s compensation for your protection. We also have the highest ratings, with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, Five Star Rating from Yelp and a […]
Aphids in January?
I took a walk through my yard on Sunday afternoon in the 70 degree sunny weather. It felt more like being in San Diego rather than Sonoma County. The daphne is in full bloom filling the air with its fragrance. As I admired some of the flowers I noticed a shiny film on the leaves. […]
Early Care of Trees Helps Eliminate Future Hazards
Even before a tree is planted a number of factors will determine how safe the tree will be when it matures. The variety of the tree, the growing conditions at the nursery, the method of planting and early pruning all make the difference between a safe tree to enjoy for generations or a hazardous tree […]
Benefits of Removing Dead Trees from Your Yard
Santa Rosa tree care services can provide anyone with the removal of trees throughout their yard. Not only can they ensure that everything is done correctly, but you also have to know that the trees you’re removing can no longer be used. When removing trees from the yard, you’re removing shade, oxygen and a wide […]
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 […]