My articles page is the place where I have written about most aspects of arboriculture in Calgary. Everything in an arborists' trade, from tree care, trimming and pruning, arbor care, and even being a tree doctor. There are over 150 separate tree resource articles arranged alphabetically. Whether it's, "a mindset for healthy trees" all the way through to "yellow leaves", most of the important aspects of Calgary tree care are included. Have a look, prairie hardy fruit trees, selecting evergreens, tons on planting and pruning, please enjoy this free resource.

If you'd like to take a deeper dive into the internal workings of trees, check out my Botany Talks.

Polemic and straight talk: the Swedish Columnar Aspen

It seems there are still a lot of misconceptions about this tree. Since it was introduced about 30 years ago, we can now take an honest look at its performance.

(Photo credit: “Populus tremula 'Erecta' kz1" by Krzysztof Ziarnek, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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Calgary, from a tree's perspective

Calgary was built upon a treeless plain, the northwest corner of the Great Plains of North America.

(Photo credit: “Calgary from Tom Campbell hill" by davebloggs007, licensed under CC BY 2.0.)

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Yellow leaves: Chlorosis

Chlorosis is a condition where leaves are abnormally yellow and their veins are prominent.

(Photo credit: “Raspberry vein chlorosis virus NT5 (1)" by Selso, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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Fertilizer 2: Trees

Agricultural crops, annual flowers, and vegetables are all short-lived plants and respond well to fertilizer.

(Photo credit: “Blackjack basal shoots" by NativeForeigner, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.)

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Symptoms of a sick tree

By “sick tree,” I mean one that has something affecting it; a pathogen, either a disease or an insect. Diseases come in two varieties here: fungus and bacteria.

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