by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Sep 14, 2012 | trees
Old Oak Tree Home owners are frequently stunned when a tree that appeared to make it through the drought last year “suddenly” dies. Actually, trees take a long time to die. Many trees that appear to be dying now have been dying all year from the...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jan 6, 2012 | trees
Pruned Peach Orchards With the extensive drought we are having, pruning your trees is going to be especially important this year. The Forest Service estimates we have lost ten percent of our trees in Texas. Many more trees have had die-backs and extensive...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 21, 2011 | trees
Texas trees have been devastated during the drought this year. The Forest Service estimates as many as five hundred million trees have died during the drought. That is close to ten percent of the trees in Texas. Dead or Alive? Worse, right now it is difficult to...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jul 27, 2010 | trees
This is a huge old Bois D’arc tree at the Dallas Arboretum. These trees are also referred to as Osage orange trees. They were used by Indians to make bows out of. Early settlers used them as living fences. There are trees all over the East Texas landscape...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jul 26, 2010 | trees
Magnolia Trees are intricately linked to visions of the South. The movie Steel Magnolias is an excellent example of this linkage. Magnolia trees are usually trimmed into the familiar Christmas tree shape, but they grow straight and true when left alone. They can...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jul 25, 2010 | trees
December and January are traditionally the months when bare rooted trees are planted. Recent research indicates bare root trees actually do best when planted in January and February. A bare root tree is a tree that is sold with no dirt or other materials around the...
