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“We appreciate the time and attention that your Arbor Patrol team takes to maintain the overall health and appearance of the trees, bushes and general grounds. As they say, you can only have one first impression and the impression the grounds make on both residents and visitors alike is always positive thanks to your caring maintenance. Just as the trees continue to grow and blossom under your care, we hope our relationship with SavATree does the same.”
William Toedter
Southampton, NY
“After four different unsatisfactory visits with so-called arborists, I found SavaTree... I was most impressed with the professionalism of David [my arborists] and his colleagues. They were most knowledgeable, fair with their assessment about what needed to be done, yet very attuned with what my concerns. I highly recommend them without any hesitation. In a field where there is an abundance of folks looking to take advantage of consumers, SavaTree, David and crew strike me as incredibly honest and proud arborists who do a fantastic job.”
Debbie Durkin
Silver Spring, MD
“I am a new and highly satisfied customer of SavATree. For 50 years I have lived in the same house in the Greenhaven area, and in that time I have never had a tree company that gave me such fine service.”
Joan Kleinbard
Rye, NY
“It is always a pleasure working with SavATree as your company provides the best plant, tree and lawn health care that we have experienced at the Ives. Always professional, courteous and responsive to our needs, SavATree’s services have provided our employees and patrons with pleasant outdoor experiences in an insect free environment for several years.”
Kathleen G. Gallagher
Executive Director
The Charles Ives Center for the Arts
Danbury, CT
“For over 14 years, I have entrusted the care of my trees, plants and orchard to SavATree. Their highly qualified arborists have exacting standards and understand how to maintain the health and form of the various species of trees on my property. I admire the artistic skill that goes into the pruning and love the colorful blossoms, fruits and foliage that flourish as a result of their impeccable care.”
Martha Stewart
Katonah, NY
"Efficient, high quality, professional competence — all at a competitive sum. At first [Alison] Pottage won me over by her solid knowledge as an arborist, then the crew did their job to her specifications on our 60 to 70 foot oaks within a remarkable period of time -- and left the grounds quite clean.”
Bob Busser
Philadelphia, PA
Click here to read all testimonials“You take on a job, call it a problem, gigantic or small, and you go to it. True Professionals. I am at peace for having found SavATree. Sometimes bills are paid grudgingly. I pay with respect to a company whose pride lives up to its logo. It’s love of what you do and I thank you.”
Sam Fink
Great Neck, NY
Fall & Winter Care For Trees
Trees need love too! It's easy to take them for granted, until you lose an old friend during a storm, drought or insect infestation. That's when you realize that mature trees set the tone and provide depth in a landscape, as well as provide shade and protection from the elements.
I remember vividly when I visited a new client who had just lost a prized silver maple that had stood with four others lining her driveway. It was early fall, and we had a very violent wind and rainstorm which caused the tree to become completely uprooted. It was like a death in the family for her, and she immediately became concerned for her other trees.
STORM DAMAGE PREVENTION - Clients are often surprised to find out that there are several things that can be done to protect treasured specimens. When we examined the fallen tree I could see that the canopy was very dense. Although a heavy canopy can be a sign of good health, it is often part of a mature tree's undoing. A phenomenon known as "wind sail" is when a tree's canopy is so full that the wind cannot get through the branches, and much like a sail, it blows the tree until it is uprooted. A professional pruning might have spared this silver maple.
FEEDING AND FERTILIZATION - In addition, I noticed that there were very few hair roots on the trees. Feeder roots are essential to maintaining the health and vitality of older trees and I was concerned that the other three silver maples might need a deep root feeding.
FALL AND WINTER CARE - I have since incorporated feeding and fertilizing into her plant health care program, and recommended injecting our ArborKelp and fertilizer combination directly into the root zone in the spring and fall. ArborKelp is SavATree's patented seaweed based biostimulant that develops root structure to improve stability and drought resistance. Fertilizing is absolutely essential during drought conditions such as those that we are experiencing now. I also had one of my crews prune to lighten the canopies of the trees surrounding the driveway. We put a wire cable in her white birch to support a v-shaped trunk system in case of another wind storm.
When admiring the professionally designed foundation gardens on her property, my client complained that she had lost at least one rhododendron or boxwood each winter over the last few years. Based on the southern exposure and relatively unprotected location, I suspected sunscald or windburn were the culprits, and recommended an antidesiccant treatment. Antidesiccant forms a protective coating around evergreen shrubs, which protects them from the perils of winter.
It's been a few years since this program was implemented. As with any property, we have had some challenges, however the vigor and beauty of this landscape has never been better, and I feel good knowing that we have another satisfied client.
-Ralph Robbins, Vice President
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