2012 Spring

Tree Cookies—A Unique Way to Recycle Your Tree by Steve Houser – I.S.A. Certified Arborist Tree cookies are thinly crosscut sections of wood—nature’s version of the concrete stepping-stone. The cookies can be used to form an informal walkway, using mulch or other materials to hold them in place. It may look odd at a first glance, but [...]

Arborilogical Services is proud to announce that it is an official sponsor of Earth Day Dallas 2012. The two day festival-style event will be held at Fair Park on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, 2012. We invite you to join us in this “annual family-friendly event where leaders in the corporate, academic, and [...]

By Bill Seaman All photos courtesy of Arborilogical Services, Inc. Texas gardens are blessed to have a large variety of trees suited for our climate and soils. If there is one group of trees where we might be short-changed, it is the conifers. In the majority of the state, growing spruce, fir, and balsam is [...]

It may be a few years before we fully understand the impact of last summer’s drought and heat on our urban forest. The immediate effect is quite blunt. Whether from relentless heat or lack of water, many trees have died. The most obvious losses include Southern Magnolias, Leyland Cypress, Japanese Black Pine, and other broadleaf [...]

By Laura McLarry Cemeteries are where we go to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones.  In Garland however, the local community recently visited the Garland Memorial Cemetery to mourn the loss of a majestic Shumard Red Oak.  The tree, located along South Garland Avenue, was considered a community landmark.  During its prime, [...]

According to the calendar, spring is just a few weeks away.  For gardeners and all the others who enjoy the outdoors, it is the time when optimism reaches its peak.  We contemplate the greening of the grass, the emergence of spring bulbs, and most of all—fresh green leaves on the trees.  Every New Year comes [...]