Arbor Day and Earth Day 2019
This year marked the fifth anniversary of the Bartlett Legacy Tree Program, an initiative promoting tree planting and stewardship in local communities through the distribution… Read More Arbor Day and Earth Day 2019
Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.
This year marked the fifth anniversary of the Bartlett Legacy Tree Program, an initiative promoting tree planting and stewardship in local communities through the distribution… Read More Arbor Day and Earth Day 2019

“A Low-Maintenance and Frost-Hardy Tree” The walnut is a deciduous tree with bark that changes from green-brown when young to pale and fissured when mature.… Read More Common Walnut

“An Iconic California Tree” An iconic tree of coastal California, redwoods are native to a thin coastal band from Oregon south through the Big Sur… Read More Coast Redwood

“The Most Common Texas Oak” The post oak (Quercus stellata) is one of the most common oaks in Texas, and occurs from Texas and Oklahoma… Read More Texas Post Oak
“An Ideal Ornamental for Hot Climates” Aleppo pine is native to the Mediterranean region, and is often grown there for timber and other wood products.… Read More Aleppo Pine

“A Hardy, Slow-Growing Evergreen” Japanese evergreen oak is native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and parts of China. It was introduced in the United States… Read More Japanese Evergreen Oak

“A Prized, Historic Tree” White oak is the reigning tree over its growth range. Some of the largest and most famous trees are oaks. The… Read More White Oak

Pear trellis rust is caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium sabinae. It was introduced into the United States from Europe in the 1990s and has been… Read More Pear Trellis Rust

Adult sawflies are often similar in appearance to flies or wasps. The larvae are also similar, though sawflies have one simple eye on each side… Read More Sawflies

Bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. This disease impacts certain shade trees resulting in uneven ‘scorching’ of leaf margins in… Read More Treating Bacterial Leaf Scorch

Two common causes of root disease in California are species of the fungus Armillaria and species of Phytophthora, which are fungus-like organisms. There are many… Read More Managing Tree Root Diseases

When native desert plants are irrigated regularly, they can produce a tremendous amount of new growth. This can be good from the perspective of shade… Read More Tree Growth Regulators

Leaf curl and leaf blister are a group of diseases caused by the fungus Taphrina. Taphrina caerulescens is the causal agent of oak leaf blister,… Read More Look Out for Leaf Curl and Leaf Blister

Arbor Day and Earth Day are holidays filled with meaning for a tree company. Arbor Day is dedicated to planting trees and celebrates all the… Read More Arbor Day and Earth Day 2018

This year, Bartlett brought female employees from across the Company together for three days of networking and skills training — and to strategize about how… Read More Bartlett Women in Arboriculture

The coast live oak is an important part of both the wild and urban landscape through most of coastal California. When these beloved trees are… Read More California Oakworm

The new R.A. Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum in the United Kingdom was launched to advance scientific tree care research, diagnostics, and green industry… Read More UK Laboratory and Arboretum Focused on Arboricultural Research
Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.
Make an appointment with your local Arborist Representative to discover why Bartlett is the leader in professional tree care.
Being a leader in the tree care industry means continually focusing on learning and innovation. Bartlett’s Tree Topics blog follows in that tradition by offering a place to receive advice on trees, tree pests, tree preservation, and more.