Dan was quoted in the Arizona Republic today! We thought Kara Morrison put together a great article, and we really liked what the Bruce Solomon and Pam Perry had to say too. Check it out:
Tree pruning is best monsoon protection
By Kara G. Morrison The Republic | azcentral.com Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:39 PM
Pruning your trees and not overwatering them is the best way to protect them during Arizona’s monsoons, experts say.
Daniel Stevens, owner of Living Tree Service in Phoenix and a certified arborist, says overgrown and top-heavy trees are most at risk during a monsoon’s high winds.
“Usually the trees that are breaking the most have not been pruned properly or not pruned at all,” Stevens says. “They have excessive end weight on the tips of the branches.” Read full article