What are Hardiness Zones? The Plant Hardiness Zones divide the United States and Canada into 11 areas based on a 10 degree Fahrenheit difference in the average annual minimum temperature. (The United States falls within Zones 2 through 10). For example, the lowest average temperature in Zone 2 is -50 to -40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the minimum average temperature in zone 10
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A The outer bark is the tree's protection from the outside world. Continually renewed from within, it helps keep out moisture in the rain, and prevents the tree from losing moisture when the air is dry. It insulates against cold and heat and wards off insect enemies. B The inner bark, or “phlo
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Pruning cuts should be made so that only branch tissue is removed and stem tissue is not damaged. At the point where the branch attaches to the stem, branch and stem tissues remain separate, but are contiguous. If only branch tissues are cut when pruning, the stem tissues of the tree will probably not become decayed, and the wound will seal more effectively.
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Tree work is perhaps the most dangerous job we could conjur up in the Chattanooga area.  Doing it safely comes down to analyzing the effect of every action before making it, and mitigating risks according to the circumstances. The likelihood of any accident occuring has to be completely thought through before a saw ever touches a tree. Th
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Cabling has proven to be a highly effective way to mitigate the risks of large trees in close proximity to a home.  It is accomplished by drilling a hole and installing a bolt into specific areas on two or more limbs.  Opposing limbs are winched together so a stainless steel cable can be att
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The International Society of Arboriculture recommends trees be pruned after they shed their leaves in the Fall, and before the first buds appear in the Spring.  This is reccommended because it gives time for trees to heal when the warm and humid weather will not accelerate the growth of infectious disease. 
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