How Do I Become An Arborist?
So you’re thinking of becoming an arborist, huh? Excellent! It’s a wonderfully fulfilling, rewarding, and challenging occupation. And fortunately, there is always a need for arborists — certified [...]
The Most Poisonous Trees in the World
The 5 Deadliest Trees and Plants in the World Most of the time, trees are pretty harmless. We are safe to stand beneath them and marvel at their beauty. The trees on this list, however, could [...]
10 Questions To Ask When Hiring A Tree Care Service
Inexpensive Tree Care in Portland prides itself on being the best tree service company in the industry. We’re well known for reliability and the high quality of our work. That’s why we know [...]
Have you made any of the 7 biggest landscaping mistakes?
It’s time to ask and answer an important question: What are the biggest landscaping mistakes? We’ve written about landscaping on the Inexpensive Tree Care blog. Specifically, we wrote about [...]
How To Care For A New Maple Sapling In The Winter
The days grow shorter. The nights grow longer. Many of us begin to make early holiday plans. And the deciduous trees in our neighborhoods begin to drop their leaves. You may even find yourself [...]
Do Trees ‘Talk’ To Each Other? Yes, they do. Sorta.
Trees can talk to each other — and no, this isn’t some sort of fantasy land. It’s understandable to think that it might be. Trees talking? In “The Two Towers,” the second part of Peter Jackson’s [...]
Why Hire An Arborist?
When big projects demand our attention, it’s best to call an arborist who has experience handling the biggest jobs. For tree services in Portland, that means Inexpensive Tree Care. We know it can [...]
How Is A Tree Service Different From A Landscaping Service?
The Difference Between A Tree Service and a Landscaper Here’s a question we get a lot at Inexpensive Tree Care in Portland: How is a tree service different from a landscaping service? It’s a [...]
Washington Stump-Grinding Law – Requires Identifying Stumps
Thinking of digging post holes for a new fence? Or pouring footings for a deck expansion in the backyard? Maybe it’s finally time to install that sprinkler system to keep your landscaping looking [...]
Climate Change & Its Effect on Western Red Cedar
The Western Red Cedar is truly an icon of the Pacific Northwest. Used by Native Americans for shelter, canoes, and even clothing, the tree can live well beyond 1,000 years old – the oldest [...]
Climate Change & Its Effect on Birch Trees
You don’t need to be a world-class arborist to understand trees need water to survive. But it takes a trained eye to see how climate change is affecting the European and paper birch trees in the [...]
Does homeowner insurance cover tree removal?
If a tree fell in the forest and no one was around to hear it, did it make a noise? That’s a question for the philosophers out there. But if your backyard tree falls and takes out the fence, [...]
