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Stay up to date with tree care tips, project spotlights, storm response updates, and seasonal advice from the Arbor Pro’s crew. Whether you are a homeowner in State College managing mature oaks or a property manager in Clearfield County planning a lot clearing project, our blog covers the information Central Pennsylvania property owners need to make informed decisions about their trees.
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- Is the Tree Dead or Just Dormant? The April AssessmentEvery spring in Central PA, the same question comes up: the neighbor’s maple leafed out two weeks ago, but the one in the front yard is still bare. Is it… Read more: Is the Tree Dead or Just Dormant? The April Assessment
- When a Leaning Tree Is a Problem and When It Isn’tThe way most people approach a leaning tree is wrong. A tree that leans gets treated as an emergency. Half the time it is not. Plenty of trees grow at… Read more: When a Leaning Tree Is a Problem and When It Isn’t
- Fungal Conks on a Tree Trunk — How Worried Should You Be?Here’s what actually happens when a bracket fungus shows up on a tree trunk: it means the fungus has already won. The conk — that shelf-shaped growth sticking out of… Read more: Fungal Conks on a Tree Trunk — How Worried Should You Be?
- When Bark Falls Off in Sheets: What’s Happening UnderneathHere’s the thing about bark peeling off a tree: sometimes it is completely normal, and sometimes it means the tree is in serious trouble. The difference is species and pattern.… Read more: When Bark Falls Off in Sheets: What’s Happening Underneath
- Canopy Dieback: What the Top of the Tree Is Telling YouIf you’ve ever wondered why a tree dies from the top down instead of the bottom up, the answer is water. A tree moves water from its roots to its… Read more: Canopy Dieback: What the Top of the Tree Is Telling You
- Ten Signs a Tree on Your Property Is DyingHere’s the thing about dying trees: they rarely announce it. A tree that is actively declining can spend years looking mostly fine to a homeowner walking the yard every weekend.… Read more: Ten Signs a Tree on Your Property Is Dying
- Spotted Lanternfly in Central PA: What the 2024 Data Actually ShowsA recent look at Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture quarantine data shows spotted lanternfly is now established in the majority of Pennsylvania counties, with Centre, Blair, Huntingdon, and Clearfield among the… Read more: Spotted Lanternfly in Central PA: What the 2024 Data Actually Shows
- When Your HOA Hasn’t Budgeted for Tree Work: The Year-Five MathEvery HOA eventually figures this out the hard way. The first four years after the community is built, nobody thinks about the trees. They are small. They are not blocking… Read more: When Your HOA Hasn’t Budgeted for Tree Work: The Year-Five Math
- Drought Stress in Central PA: The Cumulative Damage Nobody TracksA recent look at the U.S. Drought Monitor’s Pennsylvania record shows something that does not match the state’s wet-region reputation: large portions of Central PA have spent meaningful stretches of… Read more: Drought Stress in Central PA: The Cumulative Damage Nobody Tracks
- Girdling Roots — How Trees Strangle Themselves From BelowHere’s the thing about girdling roots: they are one of the few tree problems that can show almost nothing visible for a decade, and then take the tree down in… Read more: Girdling Roots — How Trees Strangle Themselves From Below