Red, white, and bur oaks are some of our most-loved trees in Minnesota, and they face a mortal threat: oak wilt. Red oaks form the backbone of the red oak-sugar maple-basswood forests of the west metro. White and red oaks intermix through the Anoka sand plain and the southeast metro. Bur oaks line the uplands […]
Red, white, and bur oaks are some of our most-loved trees in Minnesota, and they face a mortal threat: oak wilt. Red oaks form the backbone of the red oak-sugar maple-basswood forests of the west metro. White and red oaks intermix through the Anoka sand plain and the southeast metro. Bur oaks line the uplands […]
Life in the urban environment causes conflicts between humans and the natural environment. But this does not mean people and trees cannot coexist in the same space. Quite the opposite is true. With planning, we can build homes under the canopies of large trees with minimal impact. A “tree preservation plan” protects before, during, and […]
Soil and foliar sampling are great tools for understanding a tree’s health. Soil sampling will determine the nutrient content of the soil. Foliar sampling will show which nutrients the plant absorbs and the quantity. Accurate metrics allow arborists to determine how to address plant deficiencies or health. The Soil Sampling Process Soil sampling can be […]
Espen Hansen, Vineland Tree Care For the second year, Vineland participated in Saluting Branches. This marked the 9th year of the event, where 4,000 volunteers worked at 100 veteran properties nationwide. An estimated 4 million dollars of services went to the maintenance of trees in our nation’s cemeteries. This is an opportunity for arborists […]
In Minnesota, there are two groups of Quercus, the genus for oak trees: red and white oak. Red oak trees are identifiable by their pointed lobes. These trees include red oaks and northern pin oaks. The lobes on a red oak go halfway in, whereas pin oak lobes go almost 80% of the way in. […]
Oaks are some of our most iconic shade trees, playing a central role in many ecosystems. Soils, drainage, and fire created the red oak-sugar maple-basswood forest around Lake Minnetonka to the bur and pin oak savannas that once flanked the Mississippi. Bur oaks still line the bluffs, preserved in city parks and boulevards. They also […]
The Japanese Beetle is an invasive pest that feeds on the leaves, flowers, or fruit of more than 300 plants. Hosts include Rosaceae, little-leaf linden, birch, elm, pin oak, grapes, and other vines. They are one of the major pests in the United States, causing monumental crop damage each year. Japanese beetles were first discovered […]
Did you know the arborists you hire to prune your trees like to climb on the weekends, too? On May 19th-21st, a group of Vineland Tree Care’s arborists and tree climbers participated in the 2023 Minnesota Society of Arboriculture’s Tree Climbing Championship. The competition took place this year at Sturges Park in Buffalo, Minnesota. This […]
Dutch Elm Disease is a fungal infection spread via beetles and roots. The fungus produces pheromones that attract the Elm Bark Beetle. These beetles feed on small twigs and areas where branches meet, called unions. Dutch Elm Disease can kill a tree in three to six weeks. This is why treatment and removal are so […]
Taking care of any plant life in Minnesota is hard. After a long winter, we have a few months of sun before plunging into negative temperatures again. The average summer temperature in Minnesota hovers around 50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. For the average homeowner, it’s hard to know how and when to water. Not only […]
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Winter is an excellent time to prune trees. After leaves fall branch structure is more obvious and pruning can be more effective. Although in some winters with heavy snow cover it's difficult to get a good clean-up job.
Many signals of branch health are apparent in the fall and winter months. Branches lacking any bark are the most obviously dead. Branches with loose bark can be dead or perhaps dying. Branches without the small twigs on the end can be dead, or the branch may be a live stub in which case it should probably be removed. Branches without buds on the ends of the twigs are dead. The least obvious sign of a dead branch is a branch with buds that are dead, dry or under developed. Dead buds on some tree varieties in the Midwest, such as locust, are even frustrating for experienced arborists to determine. To further complicate matters branches with leaves on in the winter (such as Norway Maples) can be newly dead.
