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The Tree Care Wiki
Practical, desert-tested answers to your tree and palm questions, written by certified arborists who care for the West Valley's trees every day. Free to read, no quote required.
Trees & Species
Know what's growing in your yard. The trees and palms that thrive, and struggle, in Arizona's West Valley.
Common Trees of Arizona's West Valley
A field guide to the desert and desert-adapted trees of Arizona's West Valley, and what each one needs to thrive in our heat and soil.
7 min readPalm Trees in Arizona: Care Basics
Palms aren't trees, they're giant monocots with one growing point, which changes how you care for them. What every Arizona palm owner should know.
6 min readWhich Trees Damage Foundations in Arizona?
Most foundation trouble blamed on trees is really about water, pipes, and hardscape, not roots cracking concrete. The species to keep away from the house.
7 min readTree Care Basics
Watering, planting, and feeding trees the desert way. The fundamentals that keep a tree alive through a Sonoran summer.
How to Water Trees in the Arizona Desert
Deep and infrequent beats shallow and often. The single most important skill in desert tree care, how deep, how often, and where to put the water.
7 min readPlanting a Tree in the Arizona Desert
Plant in fall, dig wide not deep, skip the soil amendments, and stake only if you must. The desert rules for giving a new tree the best possible start.
6 min readPruning & Maintenance
When to prune, how much to cut, and how to ready your trees for monsoon season, without the mistakes that weaken them.
Pruning Desert Trees: When and How
Good pruning shapes a tree for a strong, safe life. Bad pruning, topping, lion-tailing, over-thinning, does lasting damage. Here's the difference.
7 min readMonsoon & Storm Prep for Arizona Trees
Monsoon microbursts topple thousands of Valley trees each summer, and most failures are preventable. How to prepare and what to do after one falls.
6 min readProblems & Diagnosis
Yellow leaves, peeling bark, sudden wilt. Spot common Arizona tree problems early and know when to call a pro.
Common Tree Problems in Arizona
Yellow leaves, peeling bark, sudden wilt, sawdust at the base. A field guide to the tree problems we diagnose most often in Arizona's low desert.
8 min readSigns You Need a Certified Arborist
Some tree care is a weekend job. Some of it can kill you or cost you a tree. Here's how to tell the difference, and what 'ISA Certified' actually means.
5 min readCan a Dying Tree or Palm Be Saved?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It depends on the cause and how far it's gone. How to tell whether a struggling Arizona tree or palm can still be brought back.
7 min readPermits & Hiring
What to know before the work starts: tree permits, HOA rules, and how to hire the right pro for the job in Arizona.
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