Invasive Trees And Shrubs – What To Look Out For
Invasive Trees and Shrubs Since about 2006 the state of Massachusetts has banned the sale of several trees and shrubs because they are out competing native species. The group that studies plants and makes these recommendations is called MIPAG Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Board. The MIPAG board is very thoughtful in their approach and how […]
The Dangers of Not Being Proactive With Your Tree Care
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PROACTIVE WITH TREE CARE Why do we always say “being proactive with your trees is the best way to keep them healthy and safe”? Because we hate to be the Monday morning quarter back. We are the ones who show up in the middle of the night when a tree is […]
WHY CHOOSE A CERTIFIED ARBORIST – THE TOP 5 REASONS
WHY CHOOSE A CERTIFIED ARBORIST – THE TOP 5 REASONS Its amazing that a job as dangerous as Tree Care has so many untrained people giving it a go. Heights, wires, decay fungi, the shared size of the trees, not to mention the more sophisticated areas like plant identification, insects or disease. The science of […]
Late Winter Tree Care – Our Top 10 Tips For Healthy Trees This Spring
Late Winter Tree Care: Our 10 Steps for Healthy Trees This Spring With certain environmental changes, the traditional winter we are most accustomed to has become unpredictable. It used to work its way to a very chilly constant after the final months of fall, then spring would help plants bounce back as sunlight and melting […]
Our Favorite Plants For Fall Color – Our Top 15 Choices
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PLANTS FOR FALL COLORS – OUR TOP 15 CHOICES In New England, we are so lucky to have the beautiful changing leaves in the fall. It is such a visual treat when the trees take on their fall color. As the warm weather of summer and early fall fades the deciduous […]
Fall Plant Health Care – Our Top 12 Tips
FALL PLANT HEALTH CARE – OUR TOP 12 TIPS The arrival of fall means that green leaves give way to jewel tones, and yes, there are going to be some hours spent raking the fallen leaves from your yard in the near future. With falling leaves and barren branches it can be easy to neglect […]
Fall Tree Care – Our Top 12 Tips
FALL TREE CARE – OUR TOP 12 TIPS Trees and their leaves are one of the defining features of fall, especially in New England. They give off one final, colorful blaze of glory before going dead and dormant for the winter. If you want your trees to make it through winter to bloom again in […]
Hurricane Season in New England and Your Trees – The Top 5 Things You Need To Know
Hurricane Season in New England and Your Trees – The Top 5 Things You Need To Know Looks like we dodged another bullet with Hurricane Lee missing Massachusetts. We have been lucky because we hardly see hurricanes the way southern states do. However, hurricanes can leave a trail of devastation when they do hit this […]
Grafted Trees – 9 Examples You’ll Want To See
GRAFTED TREES – 9 EXAMPLES YOU’LL WANT TO SEE Nurseries will use grafting as a way to produce trees. Grafting is when you take a pencil size clipping of a plant with a great attribute and graft it onto a more generic root stock of the same genus. This is done to create weeping plants, […]
Why You Should Have Your Trees Inspected
WHy You should have your trees inspected While doing a routine property review, I found this small wound at the base of a tall white pine (see picture below). Although the wound did not look like much, we could tell there was some carpenter ant activity. This tree was over two sheds, a fence, a manicured […]