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.

Calgary’s Most Dangerous: Fire blight

This is the big guy, one of few pathogens that can single-handedly kill a tree.

(Photo credit: “Apple tree with fire blight" by Paethon, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.)

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Calgary’s Most Dangerous: The Yellow-Headed Sawfly

Once the sawfly gets set up in a spruce, that tree is in serious trouble.

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Toba Hawthorn: Pruning a tangle

Anyone who has a pink flowering Toba or its sister tree, the white flowering Snowbird will know after a few years what a tangle these trees can become.

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A weeping apple, some deer, and an arborist

About ten years ago, a customer of mine who lives near Fish Creek had some visitors in her garden. This is a classic “making lemonade” story.

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Lack of connection

Pruning is as full of uninformed opinion as any human venture. Shouldn't we try some exercise before surgery?

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