Tree Health Guides

What You Are Seeing, and What It Can Mean

Short, honest guides to the things people in North Texas ask us about most. None of these diagnose your tree. They tell you what a pattern can mean and what is worth a closer look.

• Root Flare ProblemsIf the trunk goes straight into the ground like a telephone pole, the part of the tree we need to see may be buried.
• Bark Peeling Off a Tree TrunkBark coming away in sheets with a powdery layer underneath, and what that usually means.
• Oak Wilt in North TexasHow it spreads, which oaks it hits hardest, and why every fresh cut on an oak gets painted.
• Yellow Leaves With Green VeinsIron chlorosis, the soil problem behind it, and what is worth spending money on.
• Sticky Film Under a TreeHoneydew, sooty mold, and when a messy tree is telling you something bigger.
• Leaning Trees: What Usually MattersThe ground on the far side, curved versus tipped, and what to look at from a safe distance.
• Tree Roots, Sidewalks and FoundationsWhy cutting a big root is not a small decision, and what usually cracks a slab in clay.
• Storm Damage, Hanging Limbs and Power LinesWhat is hanging, what it is over, and which line is which.