Due to climate change, Western Canada and USA area experiencing unprecedented levels of forest fires with devastating effects on people, communities, economy, and environment. Record breaking temperatures and prolong drought greatly impact trees and forest communities. The direct impact of drought on trees is characterized by slowing or eliminating growth, serious health threat and causing […]

While most trees and shrubs in Alberta are well adapted to winter conditions, having a sudden heavy/wet snowfall when trees are just starting their growing season can be devastating. Most spruces, pines, and fir have flexible branches and shed snow relatively easily, but coniferous trees often have their tops broken by heavy snow.  Trees with

Planting and choosing salt tolerant trees and shrubs species along roads and driveways requires an additional consideration due to potential salt damages and injuries that will occurring during their lifetime. Trees affected by salt will have stunned appearance and reduce growth as well as many will succumb due to higher doze of salt in soil

Prairie fires play an important role in maintaining healthy prairie ecosystems. Periodic fire helps rejuvenate native grass, tree and shrub vegetation by removing accumulated plant litter and accelerating the natural decomposition process. Many native prairie grasses, forbs, and shrubs are well adapted to fire and often respond with vigorous growth following a burn. Fire also

People enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities, from recreation, camping, and hiking to simply taking in the beauty of nature in public spaces, campgrounds, and parks. Forests and trees are essential to our natural world, providing significant environmental, social, and economic benefits. However, trees can also present risks, particularly when they develop structural weaknesses

Let’s face it from tree’s perspective; pruning a healthy tree is always stressful; leaving tree with scars, reducing food factory production, and creating a hormonal imbalance. Changing and reducing a tree’s internal hormonal flows ( growth hormones are auxin\’s in apical buds and cytokinin in root buds) will create “wreck” to its hormonal balances. As

The value of field windbreaks, either planted or natural occurring, has been known for many decades in Canadian Prairie Provinces. Since the 1930s, farmers and ranchers have planted trees to reduce the negative effect of the wind to their homes, soil, crops, livestock, and their water and land infrastructure. Impact and consequences of field windbreak

Throughout my career, I have been asked this question every time when I talk or perform pruning work for a client. To answers this question, I ask a client following: How much pruning work do you do? Few hours, days, or full-time job? How much money you are willing to spend on pruning tools? What