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.

White Spruce

The white spruce is one of four native trees in Calgary, the others being the Rocky Mountain Douglas fir, the balsam poplar, and the trembling aspen.

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Symptoms of a dry tree

Unless we slow down, stop, and look, it is very easy to rush past what are obvious signs of water stress.

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Reference books for Arboriculture

If you want to get into playing with trees and you can only read one book, read Dr. Alex Shigo’s A New Tree Biology.

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An arborist thinks on compartmentalization

The tree’s reaction to wounding is always the same. A certain amount of healthy tissue bordering the wound will be sacrificed to build a buffer between the outside and the inside.

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Thinking of becoming an arborist?

There are many types of arborists and all of them perform important work.

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