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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
For Immediate Release - May 1, 2007
Arborist Demonstrates State-of-the-Art Tree Care Technology at Hawthorne Elementary School's First Science Fair
New York, NY —May 1, 2007—Hawthorne Elementary School held its inaugural Science and Technology Fair today. Twelve volunteers from the Pleasantville NY, Rye NY, Port Chester NY, Scarsdale NY and White Plains NY area represented a variety of professions including arborist, police detective, structural engineer, chemist, and pharmacist. Joan Skloot, a faculty member who helped organized the event said, “Our goal was to introduce and enlighten our students to some of the many careers that use science and technology in today’s work force.” Each presenter gave an interactive demonstration to Hawthorne’s second grade class, and had prizes for the children to take home and share with their families.
ISA Certified Arborist Chad Otrosinka a tree expert with experience in Hawthorne NY, Mount Pleasant NY, and all other areas of Northern Westchester County NY, represented the arborist profession and demonstrated the resistograph. The resistograph is a valuable tool used to identify at-risk tree conditions.
Through resistograph technology, an arborist is able to detect potentially dangerous wood decay, stages of rot, hollow areas, cracks and ring structure. The instrument measures resistance while drilling a small hole into the tree trunk. It uses a constant velocity probe, a drilling needle with a diameter of 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm, to test structural wood quality. As the drill enters the tree, the resistance of the wood changes the rotation speed of the drill. These variations are translated into a graph, which resembles an EKG printout.
“I brought a section of a trunk inside and put it on the table and took my reading from there. When the resistograph “flat lined” on a normal looking trunk, I turned the log sideways showing the children that it was actually hollow; implying decay within the tree. The kids really latched onto it. They got a really good feel for how the instrument works in the field. Prior to its existence it was difficult to tell if a healthy looking tree on the outside could be dying on the inside. I think that overall the children were really thrown back by the way it works and how neat it is.”
About SavATree: SavATree proudly provides stewardship for the properties they serve and the environment, promoting a sustainable landscape and the unique relationship between people and their surroundings. This premier tree, shrub and lawn care company has been enhancing and preserving resident, business and community properties for over 20 years. Industry certified arborists provide clients with expertise in arboriculture and green program options to help them maintain a healthy, safe and beautiful landscape. Services include tree pruning, disease diagnosis, tree removals, insect and mite treatments, lawn care and more, with organic program options using Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) listed materials and ingredients allowed by the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s (NOFA) organic land care program. SavATree is one of the few companies to receive the prestigious accreditation of the Tree Care Industry Association. They currently operate in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington D.C. For more information, please contact us.
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