Fireblight (Erwinia amylovora) is a common bacterial infection that affects trees and shrubs in the Rosaceae family. For us in sunny San Diego and neighboring counties these are the ornamental [...]
The dotted paropsine leaf beetle, an invasive eucalyptus pest native to Australia, is rapidly spreading across Southern California and causing significant damage to eucalyptus trees throughout the [...]
Palms are most closely associated with grass. They are “monocots.” Woody trees are “dicots.” Monocots have one point of growth, while dicots have two. With their second growing point (cambium), [...]
Italian cypress reminds me of the Queen of Hearts and her castle in Alice in Wonderland. They line the property boundaries of fine estates, work as an excellent screen species and require minimal [...]
Greedy Scale: AKA Mr. Krabs scale; this scale wants all of your money! Well, not exactly. But it certainly threatens your landscape investment. Arbutus ‘Marina’ is a common landscape planted tree. [...]
My duties as a tree consultant include being hyper-aware of how trees respond to human activity around the county, in general. For example, it's important that I notice if a particular species is [...]
There are many forms of investigation in the professional world. Everyone has seen movies with crime scene investigations or read stories derived from investigative journalism. Many people know [...]
Do insects and pathogens wake up in the morning, get their coffee and ponder on a balcony: “What do I feel like eating today?!” No. Quite the contrary. Trees and plants alike attract insects and [...]
TreeLife Board Certified Master Arborist and Lead Consultant, Bradley Brown, live on local 10 news: “If we can get in before the rains and winds, or before defect [becomes incorrectible], we could [...]
At TreeLife, our certified arborists perform professional tree health assessments to identify issues affecting tree vitality, structure, and long-term health. The before-and-after examples below [...]