Myth 1 - We Love Removing Trees Nope! While we remove trees that are a hazard, dead, or dying, we’d prefer to see your trees healthy and thriving and will never suggest you remove a tree unnecessarily. Our plant health care team can mitigate disease, nutritional issues, and tree pests, and our qualified arborists can [...]
Enhance root and foliage growth Encouraging healthy growth is what brings us strong, luscious trees! Healthy trees have both a strong root system supporting it, and happy branches and leaves. Bio Stimulants encourage growth by amending the soil with the nutrients trees need to grow from the ground up! Improve soil texture and structure Tough [...]
Best Trees and Shrubs for Adding Color to your Landscape Red Maple These heat-tolerant beauties won’t give you grief in summer, but will absolutely stun bright with fall color come autumn! They’re low-maintenance, and highly suitable for our Sacramento environment. The October Glory and Autumn Blaze are our favorites – when late October comes, the [...]
ISA Certified Arborist #WE-12306A How did you first find the tree care industry? You may notice from the last name, but I grew up around the arboriculture industry! I remember driving around with my dad on Saturday mornings checking on his tree crews, and the passion for the industry just stuck with me. What [...]
Thousands of Californians are taking up no-lawn landscapes! With increasing heat and stubborn drought conditions, our acres of lush green lawns are becoming a thing of the past - and as Arborists… we’re loving it! Our collective allegiance to lawns as Californians adds very little to our ecosystem, and contributes to a phenomenon called ‘monoculture’, [...]
ISA Certified Arborist #MA-0268 How did you first find the tree care industry? It was a summer job while I was in college! My friend had his own tree company, and I worked for him during the summer while I was at The University of Maryland. What was it that inspired you to stay? [...]
As our environment changes around us and drought conditions become more stubborn, we're all looking to be more eco-minded! Here are three easy, Arborist-approved changes you can make in your yard - we're happy to help implement any of these for you as well! Plant natives Planting native trees and plants is a gift to [...]
Interview With Your Arborist - Steve Williams #WE-9542A How did you first find the tree care industry? It really found me. I was looking for what was just the next job, but it grew on me. Working with trees and working outside just had a magic to it. What was it that inspired [...]
We’re big animal lovers here at Capital Arborists, and we want to keep your furry family members safe! Do you have a kitty who likes to explore the garden, or a feral cat friend? We’ve put together a short list of plants that are common here in the Sacramento area, and that have aspects of [...]
Interview With Your Arborist - Lisa Venner ISA #WE-7070A How did you first find the tree care industry? When I got out of the Air Force and needed a career path! I was searching for a field where I could be active and outside, and answered a position for a local tree apprentice position. [...]
