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Help your trees survive (even thrive) the heat of the summer…the secret is in the soil! While you can’t change the entirety of the soil your trees are planted in, you can amend the soil to provide invaluable minerals, vitamins and air. Since we don’t recommend watering […]

When planting a new tree, which is the correct thing to do…to stake or not to stake? The answer to that question depends on several factors. Is the tree in a very windy area? Is the tree very small? Is there a danger of the tree shifting […]

Proper pruning techniques are invaluable in so many ways, and perhaps one of the most interesting is that trees can actually get sunburned! As the temperatures soar this summer and you’re slathering on the sunblock, you might not think about how the scalding sun affects the “skin” […]

Storm season is upon us and we have chances of storms for the next week or so. These photos were taken this morning of a Bradford Pear that split in last night’s storm. Bradford Pears, though beautiful, are unfortunately very weak trees and are prone to splitting. […]

Just like everything else in your landscape, it’s a good idea to mulch around a new tree to maintain moisture and protect the tree from extreme temperatures. While it is not necessary to mulch mature trees, you might want to for aesthetic purposes. So what’s the proper […]

More and more often, we are seeing landscapers place plants closer together for immediate satisfaction, rather than planting for how large the plants will be at maturity. This practice becomes especially problematic when the plants are trees. Eventually your trees will need spatial pruning to not only […]

We’re excited about the progress on the construction of the new office building! Here are a few shots of the slab being poured. The building will feature several offices, a conference room, and plenty of storage space among other things. We will keep the updates coming, so […]

Due to the recent (and epic) rains and storms, we’ve been really busy with storm clean-up from broken limbs and downed trees. And most people think that all trees are equal…they all have trunks, leaves and roots, right? Well, that’s not quite the case. Many people don’t […]

We have been getting a lot of calls lately about storm damage to trees. The best way to prevent damage to your trees is to keep them trimmed properly as to minimize damage when storms do hit. If damage does occur, the first thing to do is […]