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.

A New Tree Care Philosophy

How I love that old book, it changed my life.

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Why is My Tree Dying?

It would break your tree loving heart: a beautiful nearly 30 year old white flowering Siberian crab apple, with 60% die back in the last month. Why so fast?

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List of Best Calgary Tree Choices - Evergreens

Calgary is a tough place to be a tree, always has been. There are four native trees here—only four types of trees grew here when our forefathers arrived. Many introduced species have now naturalized, but at core those stalwart four remain.

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Pruning in Calgary with Nature in Mind

Welcome to a great space, about live, healthy, vigorous trees

Yes, beautiful healthy trees. Follow a few simple practices and the limping along, struggling, not looking too good will be gone, forever

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Caring For Your Trees This Winter

Winter has always been a good time to prune and a mild winter is made for it.

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