Owen Tree Service Blog

Healthy trees need protection from insect pests, disease and environmental stressors.

Magnolia scale is a continual threat to magnolia trees in your landscape.

The evolution of tree care, from advanced diagnostic tools to innovative tree maintenance techniques.

Dryad’s saddle is a common fungus found on Maple trees in Burton.

The problem occurs when the ground is frozen and the roots can’t absorb and water from the soil.

Controlling magnolia scale can be a challenge if you own a magnolia tree.

Spider mites can wreak havoc on your landscape plants.

Over-fertilization can harm young trees.

Air spading and root management can help address soil compaction and girdling roots.

Magnolia scale infestations were particularly prevalent in Bloomfield Hills in 2024.

Scale insects pose a threat to a variety of trees and shrubs in landscape plantings.

Spruce Needlecast is a common fungal disease affecting conifer trees in Clarkston.

Maple trees are facing an increasingly common fungal disease known as tar spot.

Soil compaction and girdling roots can easily go undetected.

Lace bugs are small but troublesome pests that can wreak havoc on plants.