Trees to shade your yard
Planting shade trees is a great way to reduce energy costs in your home while making your property greener and more valuable. It takes...
Removing a tree shouldn't take two weeks
A customer who writes for a living sent us this and invited us to post it here: One morning nearly a month ago, two guys with a pickup...
Ohio Maple trees
Maple Trees are one of the most common species found throughout Ohio. The three most common types are the Red, Silver and Sugar varieties...
5 more great Ohio tree species
Spring has arrived in Northeast Ohio and trees are turning green again. In the spirit of seasonal change, here are a few more of our...
Thousand Cankers Disease offers new threat to Walnut trees
Five years ago a disease was discovered in Ohio that posed a real threat to our Black Walnut population. Since then, scientists have seen a
A brief history of Ohio's forests
Ohio's forests, like many throughout the United States, have gone through some extraordinary changes over time. Knowledge of these chang
What is Dutch Elm Disease and why is it so deadly?
Since arriving in the United States in 1930, Dutch Elm Disease (DED) has been one of the most devastating urban forest diseases in...
A 3-minute guide to firewood
The two most important qualities of good firewood are density and moisture content. Denser wood produces more energy and heat, burns longer
5 great Ohio trees
Here are five native species that make our forests so unique - and which you're likely to find just about anywhere in the area:
Emerald Ash Borer - an all-out assault on our ash trees
Ash trees across the Midwest are under attack by a small invasive beetle from southeast Asia: the Emerald Ash Borer. Here’s what you need to
