Tree Knowledge

Lake Construction

By Watson Arbor Services / March 18, 2026

Building your dream home on the waterfront is exciting, but don’t forget the silent sentinels guarding your property: the trees. Renovations and lakefront living present…

Keeping Your Sky Pencil Hollies Happy in the Midlands

By Watson Arbor Services / March 4, 2026

If you’re a homeowner in Columbia, Lexington, or Aiken, chances are you’ve seen-or perhaps planted-the Sky Pencil Holly (Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’). With its sleek,…

The Great Awakening: Spring Pests

By Watson Arbor Services / February 18, 2026

If you’ve lived in South Carolina for a few seasons, you know that spring doesn’t just arrive-it explodes. One week the pine pollen is coating…

Protecting Your Midlands Landscape from the “False Spring”

By Watson Arbor Services / February 4, 2026

If you’ve lived in the Midlands of South Carolina for more than a single season, you know the drill. Late February or March arrives with…

The Great Bradford Pear Bounty: Why the Midlands is “Clearing the Air”

By Watson Arbor Services / January 21, 2026

If you’ve lived in the Midlands for any length of time, you know the scent of early spring-and it isn’t always sweet. Along the roadsides…

Fall & Spring Treatments for Tree Health

By Watson Arbor Services / January 7, 2026

As the autumn emerges and the crisp air of spring awakens the landscape, our trees are silently working, cycling through periods of growth and dormancy.…

Sudden Oak Death

By Watson Arbor Services / December 24, 2025

Understanding Sudden Oak Death Sudden Oak Death (SOD), caused by Phytophthora ramorum, is a serious threat that homeowners in South Carolina need to be aware…

Being Proactive:Yearly Plant Health Care for Trees

By Watson Arbor Services / December 10, 2025

It’s tempting to think of tree care as a reactive process: a quick fix when a problem arises. A diseased leaf here, an insect infestation…

Spring Pests

By Watson Arbor Services / June 13, 2025

Spring Awakening: Managing pests in the new year. Spring in South Carolina is a vibrant explosion of new growth, but it’s also the season when…

Spring Disease

By Watson Arbor Services / June 13, 2025

Spring Tree Diseases in South Carolina Spring in South Carolina is a time of vibrant renewal, with trees unfurling new leaves and blossoms painting the…