For those of us with allergy issues, Spring pollens are challenging enough! Add to that mix all the flying cotton fluff filling in the air these days and it can be a little overwhelming. But good news! All that floating fluff is Not pollen and it’s not adding to our allergy woes, apart from the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Interesting and Odd
Black Mold on Oak Trees
What we see on oak trees, and other trees, that looks like black mold is actually a fungus called sooty mold. Maybe that’s bandying semantics, but black mold is what’s found inside homes and buildings, and sooty mold grows on secreted honeydew from insects. This is a common disease of oaks and several other trees…. Read more »
Powdery Mildew on Maple Trees
This is a common fungus problem for maple trees. In our area this year (2022) we had a tremendous outbreak of powdery mildew on Big Leaf Maples, as we’re sure nearly everyone saw. Powdery mildew can affect other trees as well. It’s caused by a range of different fungi, different for each species, but the… Read more »
Oldest Apple Tree in WA and it’s Legacy
komonews.com VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington’s oldest apple tree, a symbol of the state’s industry, has succumbed to a crack in its trunk and died at the ripe old age of 194. The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington, whose death was first reported by KUOW, was found to be in poor health in the early… Read more »
Conked Out? Your Trees Could Be!
These interesting-looking, almost attractive projections from the tree have a lovely name in the common vernacular ~ Artist’s Bracket. They’re so named because the material is firm enough for artists to etch pictures into the white pore side, which then bruises brown; these creations can last a remarkably long time when dried. Conks, despite their… Read more »
Christmas Tree Trivia
So what, exactly, does one do with a 72-foot (22-meter) Christmas tree once the holidays are over? Recycling the Rockefeller Center tree takes repurposing to a whole new level. The tree is milled into lumber, which is then donated to Habitat for Humanity and used to build a home. Each piece of wood is stamped “Rockefeller Center Tree,”… Read more »
DETS ~ His-story
For those of you new to the area and/or are unfamiliar with the history of our company, here’s a little on how we came to be ~ We’ve been in business since 1958 when Darrel Emel started his tree service in Kitsap County. His early climbing experience came through the Army in a special detachment… Read more »
A tree stump that should be dead is still alive; here’s why ~
Occasionally, we’ll feature articles of interest here and we think this one is Really Interesting! Within a shrouded New Zealand forest, a tree stump keeps itself alive by holding onto the roots of its neighboring trees, exchanging water and resources through the grafted root system. New research, publishing July 25 in iScience, details how surrounding trees… Read more »