Ips bark beetles run about the length of a grain of rice. By the time the needles turn red they have usually been in the tree for weeks — so the call worth making is the one you make while the tree still looks fine.
Most people who come look at a struggling tree are already measuring it for removal. Taylor Owen is an ISA Certified Arborist, and Tailored Tree Care is a plant health care practice — the work is soil, insects, and disease.
A tree written off in August is often one that was hungry, not dying. Tailored Tree Care has worked the Wasatch Front since 2020 — alkaline soil, hard water, hot Julys, and the particular set of pests that come with them.
The consultation is free. You'll get a straight answer about whether the tree is worth treating.
How the work actually gets done.
What we're called out for.
“Taylor and Josh were knowledgeable, professional, and meticulous in diagnosing and caring for my trees, including identifying pest concerns.”
“Great tree care. Keeps the numerous conifers on our property healthy by applying preventative spray annually. Have been using them for several years and have been very pleased with the service.”
“Knowledgeable and professional. Our large Sycamore and maple trees are looking much better.”
Taylor answers his own phone. Describe what the leaves are doing and roughly when it started, and he can usually narrow it down before he's out of the truck.
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