Acorn Arboricultural Services is expanding its Sacramento tree care business to better serve the Capitol region. For five years Acorn has served South Placer and Sacramento Counties from its base in Roseville. Starting in January 2016, Acorn opened its second location in Depot Park in Southeast Sacramento. The expansion allows Acorn’s staff of certified arborists […]
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Although it is sometimes necessary to stake trees to keep them upright and allow establishment, there are some adverse effects of staking. Allowing a small amount of movement can help root and trunk development. Of course, the worst effect of staking is the possibility of trunk damage from the staking wires or ties. Staking materials
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As this summer progresses, I am seeing more and more trees suffering from drought stress. This is largely due to our irrigating less to save water, comply with governmental regulations and to save money. While these are very important reasons to water less, I am finding that many people do not realize that in the
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Broadleaf mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant that grows on a number of landscape tree species in California. Some of the species include ash, alder, birch, box elder, cottonwood, locust, silver maple, walnut and zelkova. Broadleaf mistletoe is a flowering plant that produces small, sticky whitish berries attractive to birds. The birds feed on and
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