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In this first episode, we sat down with voices from the earliest days of Aspen Tree Expert Co. to talk about what it was really like when the company was just getting off the ground. The work was tough, the stories are honest, and a lot of it still makes…

History, Size, and Growing Conditions One of the original varieties of weeping Japanese cherries, it was introduced to the U.S. in the mid-1800s. Slow growing on its own root stock, it attains a height of 20-40 feet with a spread of 15-30 feet at maturity. It is highly tolerant of…

The Persian Ironwood, also commonly called by its botanical name, Parrotia, was named after the German explorer and naturalist Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot, who was the first European to climb Mt. Ararat and had several botanical expeditions in the 1830’s. Native Range, Size, and Growth Habit Parrotia is a tough,…

Pruning is more than cutting branches. When it is done correctly, it improves structure, reduces risk, and helps a tree develop in a strong and stable way. When it is done poorly, it can cause long term damage that is difficult to correct. This is why pruning should always be…

The Japanese Katsura, sometimes called the Judas Tree, is generally a medium sized shade tree growing 40-60” tall in cultivation and just as wide when provided the open space it prefers. It has been known to attain heights of over 100” in the wild in its native lands of Japan…

Scotland’s official tree is actually native to all of northern Europe and parts of northern Asia. A pioneer species that adapts well to poor soils and fallow fields, Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is frequently used for reforestation on disturbed sites. Pyramidal in habit when young, the trees take on a…

Southern red oak (Quercus falcata), sometimes called Spanish oak due to it being native to the southeastern United States in what started out as some of the Spanish colonies, is a large native shade tree with a rounded habit achieving 80-120’ in height with a spread of 40-80’. They are…

As most trees start to lose their fall color, serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is still holding its own. Its leaves glow in warm shades of copper and orange before finally dropping, revealing the smooth, silvery bark that stands out beautifully against bare branches and evergreens. Even as the landscape shifts toward…