by Orchard Park Tree Service | Jan 28, 2019 | Diseases & Insect Damage
In most instances, it’s not a sign that something is wrong. The general cause of tree bark loss is that it’s coming out of its skin, which has to shed to let its trunk grow. In other instances, tree bark can come off because of disease, animals attacking it, or...
by Orchard Park Tree Service | Jan 21, 2019 | Trees in General
Splitting blocks serve many vital purposes. First, by chopping on a wooden block, you’re sustaining your ax by avoiding rocks. Second, cutting on a block is securer. It provides the ax an exact landing spot far from your feet. A splitting block can keep you from too...
by Orchard Park Tree Service | Jan 14, 2019 | Trees in General
When talking about burning wood in a wood heat stove or fireplace, the firewood supply is sold in a measure called a cord. Guidelines as to the sale of firewood cords differ by state. Although there are many names linked with a cord of wood, the legal definition of a...
by Orchard Park Tree Service | Jan 7, 2019 | Trees in General
Is There a Difference Between Sapwood & Heartwood? Sapwood is the outermost, living portion of a woody branch or stem, while the heartwood is the inner, dead wood which usually includes the bulk of a stem’s cross-section. You can always distinguish sapwood from...
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