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Pest Alert - Girdling Roots: Hidden and Silent Killer of Trees

One of the most common reasons trees die are the effects of girdling roots. Girdling roots are roots that wrap around the trunk of the tree at the root collar where the roots meet trunk. As the trunk…

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Plant Health Alert - Excavate Root Collars to Save Trees

Most tree health issues can be traced to a LSREP...Lower Stem Root or Environmental Problem. LSREPs can be physical root damage, trunk damage, root diseases, etc. Always these tree issues are a…