Tree Care Tips & Resources

Most failed trees are site problems, not species problems. An ISA Certified Arborist walks through the site-analysis framework that comes before the species decision.

Most tree decline starts below ground. An ISA Certified Arborist explains the soil properties — compaction, pH, drainage, CEC — that are actually killing your trees.

Most 'tree diseases' aren't diseases. An ISA Certified Arborist walks through the diagnostic framework professionals use to actually figure out what's wrong.

An arborist's guide to the warning signs of a declining oak tree in Tallahassee — and what each one actually means.

Most Tallahassee trees are watered exactly wrong. An ISA Certified Arborist explains why deep and infrequent beats shallow and daily — and the right way to do it.

Some defective trees can be saved with cables and braces. Others should come down. A BCMA explains the ISA framework for telling them apart.

Real Simple interviewed Miller's arborist Katie Watkins on the ISA's seven tree defect categories — and why most trees that look bad can actually be saved.

Pines aren't pruned like oaks. An ISA Certified Arborist explains what works on Tallahassee pines, what doesn't, and why most pine pruning is unnecessary.

Tallahassee gets more lightning than almost anywhere in the US. A BCMA explains the ISA framework for which trees genuinely benefit from lightning protection — and which don't.

WTXL ABC 27 featured Miller's arborists Tim Walters and Katie Watkins on the warning signs of a hazardous tree, and why inspecting before hurricane season beats cleaning up after.

An ISA Certified Arborist walks through the leaf-and-bark cues that identify the most common species in Tallahassee yards — without an app.