There are many reasons a home or business owner might want to invest in tree growth regulators. Tree growth regulators can be beneficial to you if you have a tree that’s growing too close to your home or business, a tree that is at a height that is perfect for your landscape, or a tree that’s recently been planted, just to name a few.

When reading our posts, you’re bound to have questions and we are excited to say that we’ve recently added a new feature to the Cartwright Tree Care blog to make contacting us with your questions a lot easier.

You may recall that we discussed the topic of pine wilt about a month ago. Pine wilt is a tree disease that is caused by parasitic organisms called nematodes, which feed off of living plant cells and can clog the resin canals of a tree, causing it to wilt and eventually die.

We offer tree preservation and consulting here at Cartwright Tree Care, but that leads to an important question - Why should you care about preserving trees on your property? What kind of benefits do they offer you? They are great questions and the answers to them will hopefully help you understand why you need to be concerned about preserving the health of your trees.

One of the services we offer at Cartwright Tree Care is tree preservation and consulting. It sounds important, but what does it actually mean and why should it matter to you?

A few months ago, we told you about the competitive nature of trees – how they typically have more roots than they really need to help them grow taller and obtain maximum amounts of sunlight, which in turn causes them to compete for space with other trees. We recently read an article on Science Daily which posed the question of whether or not trees in those types of environments can actually benefit from competitive interactions.

Summer is a rather stormy season here in Missouri. Many storms pack in quite a punch with lots of high winds, lightning, and some even spawning tornados, all of which can cause a great deal of damage to your trees. In the event that your trees receive damage during a storm of any sort, it’s important to avoid making hasty decisions because that can cause you to possibly loose a tree that could have been saved.

Earlier this month, we talked about the importance of keeping your trees hydrated and the benefits of mulching your trees. Today, we’re going to share with you a few things to remember when you’re going to fertilize your trees.

Is it possible that bacteria found in moss on older trees can actually promote the growth of forests? According to Science Daily, it is indeed a possibility. A new study conducted has found that bacteria found on old-growth trees could aid in the growth of forests.

Pine wilt is a very serious problem here in Missouri and the rest of the mid-Western United States. Pine wilt is a tree disease that generally affects Scots pines, as well as Austrian, jack, mugo, and red pines, as well as white pines in a few rare cases.