Storm-damaged Trees – What should you do?

When a powerful storm blows through, it can leave behind storm-damaged trees on your property. Whether it’s broken branches, uprooted trunks, or structural damage, dealing with tree damage can be overwhelming for homeowners. However, knowing the right steps to take can help mitigate further risks and ensure the safety of your property. Below, we will…

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Beech Bark Disease

Beech Bark Disease

Published in the 2019 Kawartha Lake Stewards Association Annual Report Affected Tree Species: American Beech and European Beech When it comes to beech bark disease, it’s a team effort between pest and disease. Still a relatively unknown issue in most of our province, the disease has been slowly killing beech trees in Canada and the…

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Emerald Ash Borer Fact Sheet

Emerald Ash Borer

Discovered in the Detroit-Windsor area in 2002, The Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB, is a non-native insect that attacks Ash trees of all ages, sizes and degrees of health. EAB beetles are 2 cm long, metallic green colored insects. The adults feed on the leaves of Ash trees, however, it is the larvae that do…

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Signs Your Tree Needs a Certified Arborist!

It’s hard to count on both hands (or feet) how many times  I’ve heard a client say after a site visit, “Boy, I wish I had talked to you last year…two years ago, etc.”. Without a doubt, proactive tree work is far better, and usually more economical, than reactive tree work.  It’s no surprise that…

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3 Steps to More Storm Tolerant Trees

2011 saw its fair share of storms causing damage to trees and property throughout the Kawarthas. As the owner of Logan Tree Experts I spent a lot of time talking to my clients about why some trees fall and why some stand during weather events such as this. While there are lots of reasons for…

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“Viewpoints” – the art of sitelines.

In my opinion, few things in life are better than this: sitting on your front deck looking out onto the water, feeling the warmth of the sun and hearing a gentle breeze rustling through the trees. Now that’s a great day at the cottage. Great cottage views are not always ‘born’—sometimes they must be created…

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Arboriculture and Arborists – An Introduction

As a certified arborist a large percentage of my day is answering questions – What tree should I plant, what is wrong with my tree, Etc. But on average the question I field the most is what is arboriculture? Although there are a plethora of definitions for arboriculture I prefer this simple one given by…

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Common Tree Stresses

In this article I would like to discuss some common tree stresses. This topic seems fitting to me as we are having an exceptional year for tree pests and diseases (P & D). The dark, cool and wet spring (and summer thus far) has created the perfect environment for P & D to thrive. However,…

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