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Posted by & filed under Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Tree Care, LLC spent the past week in Cedarburg, Wisconsin treating the city’s ash trees for Emerald Ash Borer. The city contract is for just under 1400 trees and this doesn’t count many individual residents of Cedarburg who have contracts with ETC, LLC to have their trees treated as well. All of these trees were soil… Read more »

Posted by & filed under Anthracnose

History of Sycamore Anthracnose Treatment In the past, the only real option open to arborists for the treatment of Sycamore Anthracnose was to spray various fungicides on the leaves and twigs to try and control the disease. Timing was critical, and repeated sprays were needed to have any effect at all. The potential pesticide exposure… Read more »

Posted by & filed under Chlorosis

Very commonly, Pin Oaks show mild-to-severe signs of chlorosis. Most of the time, it is the story of the wrong tree planted in the wrong place. Pin Oaks love well-drained, gravely soils with a pH level less than 7.0 (acidic). However, all throughout the Midwest, we find Pin Oaks planted in compacted, clay soils aggravated… Read more »

Posted by & filed under Anthracnose

This sycamore tree is being injected with fungicide for the treatment of Sycamore Anthracnose. There are 92 sycamore trees on this site, all infected to some degree with this chronic disease. In addition, the trees are being soil treated with a special mix of fertilizer and organic products to increase their health. Here, the ArborSystems… Read more »