Your Local Tree Service Blog for Seasonal Tips & Arborist Advice

EAB confirmed in Oregon 2022 — 150 miles from the South Sound. How to identify ash trees, spot infestation, and decide treatment vs removal in Edgewood, Des Moines, and Bonney Lake.

Topping, flush cuts, lion’s tailing — the 7 pruning mistakes an ISA Certified Arborist sees most in Fairwood, Covington, and Renton, and what to do instead.

Sort normal summer leaf shed from drought triage from real trouble. A 90-second diagnostic walk plus the exact watering fix, so homeowners in Edgewood, Pacific, and Lake Tapps know when to relax and when to call an arborist.

Lifted driveways and cracked sidewalks get blamed on trees, but often the tree isn’t the cause. How to tell root damage from settling, and when removal, root pruning, or a barrier is the right fix.

Sprinklers only reach the top 4 inches of soil. Established trees need 10 gallons per inch of trunk diameter, delivered 8–18 inches deep, every 10–14 days during PNW summer drought.

Leyland cypress is the most common privacy-hedge mistake in the South Sound. Six better options a certified arborist recommends for Edgewood, Federal Way, and Puyallup yards.