Fruit Trees
Natural Pest Management for Bay Area Gardens: Eco-Friendly Solutions
For Bay Area property owners, managing pests while maintaining a beautiful, sustainable landscape can be challenging. The region’s unique Mediterranean climate, characterized by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers, offers both opportunities and obstacles when it comes to pest control. Luckily, natural pest control methods and eco-friendly solutions can help balance aesthetics with environmental…
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Winter Tree Pruning in the Bay Area
Tree pruning is the practice of selectively removing specific parts of a tree, such as branches, buds, or roots, to improve the tree’s structure, enhance its health and appearance, and reduce the risk of falling branches. It’s a vital aspect of tree care that encourages strong growth, increases fruit and flower production, and maintains the…
Read MoreSummer Pruning Guide: Fruit Trees Edition
Are you looking at your abundant fruit harvest and wondering the best way to keep fruit trees aesthetically pleasing in addition to producing delicious fruit, before we get into fall and winter (that’s when the real pruning work begins)? Are your fruit trees looking heavy? Do your fruit trees have deadwood? Now is the time…
Read MoreHoneydew and You – How to Treat Tree Aphids
Is there a tree dripping sap on your property – possibly staining sidewalks or other areas with sticky residue? Unfortunately, that is generally a sign of tree aphids. There are thousands of types of aphids who live in relatively temperate climates worldwide. They can cause severe stress to trees and other plants (roses are a…
Read MoreWhat Should I Do With All This Grapefruit?
So you’ve got a grapefruit tree (or more?) just bursting with fruit and you’re starting to wonder what exactly you’re going to do with it all. Well don’t worry, because Arbotek has got some great ideas you can use to make sure that none of that delicious fruit goes to waste. The simplest way to…
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