​There are plenty of things that are good for your trees – but one thing that is not good for your tree (believe it or not) is grass. 

Hearing that seems kind of weird, doesn’t it? But you’d be surprised. Trees compete for a limited supply of water an nutrients in the soil and grass not only takes away from trees – it often takes more than trees do. Additionally, you have to mow grass in order to maintain it. And mowing or trimming around a tree’s base can cut and damage roots.

So – do you want grass around your trees’ base? The answer is ‘no.’ But the problem now becomes removing and disposing of the grass, itself – and that’s what we’re going to discuss today.

​When you see orange and funky colored bumps on your oak leaves, chances are – your trees have blisters. Here’s what it means and here’s what you can do:
 
Blister disease and oak leaf gall are the two issues most commonly found on your oak leaves and here’s how you tell which is which: Blisters will come off as raised spots scattered about your canopy. If the leaves look sunken or indented, then this is what you’re dealing with. They can cause curling and kill leaves earlier than they’re intended to pass. 
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