A Voice for Trees educational series where Victoria asks everyday tree care questions and Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, provides clear, practical answers homeowners can trust.
LATEST EPISODES
Episode 1: How Does a Tree Grow Taller?
Have you ever wondered how a tree knows how to grow upward? In this episode, Victoria asks Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, how trees grow taller and what happens at the very tip of a branch or trunk.
Episode 2: What Is an Arborist?
What exactly does an arborist do? In this episode, Victoria asks Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, to explain the role of an arborist and why proper tree care matters.
Episode 3: Don’t Over-Prune Palms
Palm trees are often over-pruned, leaving only a few fronds at the top. In this episode, Victoria asks Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, why this is a problem and how it can stress the palm.
Episode 4: Stop Topping Trees
Tree topping may look like a quick way to make a tree smaller, but it can create bigger problems over time. In this episode, Victoria asks Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, why topping trees is harmful and what should be done instead.
Why Ask an Arborist?
Trees are living systems, and good tree care takes more than just cutting branches. An arborist understands how trees grow, respond to pruning, manage stress, and recover from damage.
Asking an arborist can help you make better decisions before you prune, remove, plant, or diagnose a tree problem.
Practical Tree Guidance
Get simple, useful answers about pruning, tree health, safety, planting, and common homeowner concerns.
Better Decisions Before You Cut
Not every tree problem needs a chainsaw. Sometimes the best first step is understanding what the tree is telling you.
Healthier Trees, Safer Homes
Proper tree care can reduce stress on the tree, improve structure, and help prevent bigger problems later.
Clear Answers You Can Trust
Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, explains tree care in a friendly, down-to-earth way so homeowners can feel more confident caring for their trees.
ASK A TREE QUESTION
Is your tree looking stressed, overgrown, unhealthy, or just doing something strange?
Send in your question and it may be featured in a future Ask the Arborist episode. Victoria may ask the question, and Vincent Alvarez, ISA Certified Arborist, will provide a clear, practical answer to help homeowners better understand and care for their trees.
No question is too simple. If you are wondering about it, another homeowner probably is too.
“Trees connect us all. Let’s care for them together.”
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