ArborNote’s Tree of the Week is the Moringa (Moringa oleifera), commonly known as the miracle tree or drumstick tree. It's a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree, native to northern India and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. Nearly every part of the plant—including the leaves, pods (drumstick pods), flowers, and seeds—is...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was chosen by our marketing wiz, Tom. He picked the Traveler's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) as he has always wanted to go to their native habitat, Madagascar. It has been given the name "traveler's palm" because the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater, which supposedly could...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was chosen by our sales mastermind, Daniel DiRocco. He chose the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans) or also known as the monkey no-climb tree! It is native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also naturalized in parts of...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was chosen by our product specialist, Xiao Luo! She spent some time in Santa Barbara and chose the Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa). It is endemic to California, found naturally only on the Central Coast of California. Due to being a glacial relict, the natural distributional...
We found these old ArborNote banners tucked away at the office, and besides giving us a good laugh at the design, they were a pretty great reminder of how long we’ve been working toward the same goal. Mobile estimates. Better field operations. Clear work instructions. Spanish support. Helping crews work more...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was selected by our customer support wiz, Michele! She has chosen the Silver Birch Tree (Betula pendula). It is instantly recognizable for its striking white bark marked with dark, irregular patches, delicate branching, and small leaves that create a light, airy canopy. Native to Europe...
Regular landscape inspections help landscape maintenance companies understand what is happening across every property they manage—not just what needs to be mowed, trimmed, or cleaned up on the next service visit. A good landscape inspection creates a documented record of property conditions, identifies issues that need attention, gives crews clear direction,...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was selected by our software head, Jae Kim! He queried the ArborNote database to find the rarest tree, and found the Japanese Raisin Tree (Hovenia dulcis), which has only been inventoried one time at the UCLA botanical gardens! It is native to Asia, from Eastern...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week is the Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha). This tree is native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia in the southeastern United States. However, it is completely extinct in the wild. Every single Franklin tree alive today is a descendant of seeds collected by botanists John...
ArborNote’s Tree of the Week was chosen by our fearless leader, Hank Ortiz! He has chosen the Cantabrian Mountain Oak (Quercus orocantabrica) because he has recently been reading about historical ship building. The oak forests of Spain's Cantabrian Mountains helped supply the timber for the great Spanish shipbuilding industry of...
