News Archive

2007

WHY LEAVES FALL AND OTHER AUTUMN FOLIAGE SECRETS REVEALED
September 25, 2007—Arborists have called upon their knowledge and experience to provide answers to tree curiosities that accompany the fall season and share tips to help maximize the leaf peeping experience....more

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND TREES DURING HURRICANE SEASON
September 14, 2007—During a hurricane trees become potentially dangerous as high force winds increase their likelihood to sustain injury or cause costly damage. Advanced planning with professional...more

ENVIRONMENTAL TREE CARE EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB
May 28, 2007—A variety of horticultural, arboricultural, and garden professionals hosted informative sessions including sculptural design, garden photography and global environmental concerns...more

ARBOR DAY AT ST. JOHN'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER
May 21, 2007—The St. John’s Early Learning Center in South Salem, NY recently hosted a presentation by Board-Certified Master Arborist Eric Fowler, who illustrated just how ‘cool’ trees really are...more

ARBORISTS HELP ASBURY PARK NJ BECOME ARBOR DAY CITY
May 21, 2007—SavATree arborists Tom Armstrong, Steve Schilling, and Jesse Shelton were among 200 volunteers who successfully completed the transformation of Asbury Park in NJ...more

NJ TREE EXPERT HELPS YOUTH CORPS TRAIN FUTURE ARBORISTS
May 18, 2007—ISA Certified Arborist Scott Lamm teamed up with the New Jersey Youth Corps' Northern Urban Community Forestry Academy for a four day tree care expert training session at the Community Recreation Center in Maplewood NJ from May 15th through May 18th....more

$25,000 IN TREE SERVICE DONATED TO PRINCETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
May 15, 2007—An estimated $25,000 of tree care services was donated to the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) at the Updike Farmstead in Princeton NJ, on May 15th by the SavATree management team...more

SAVATREE SPONSORS CHILDRENS PROGRAM AT MAY GARDENERS MARKET
May 5, 2007—SavATree sponsored the children’s program at the 46th Annual May Gardeners Market in Cos Cob CT, on Saturday..more

ARBORISTS HELP TODD SCHOOL PLANT ARBOR DAY TREE
May 2, 2007—Brad Gurr and Chad Otrosinka recently visited the Todd Elementary School in Briarcliff, NY to teach kindergartners about trees and help students plant a weeping cherry tree...more

ARBORISTS TEACH LANGLEY STUDENTS TO "THINK GREEN"
May 2, 2007—Cynthia Tweedy and Randy Ziemienski of SavATree, taught students to “think green” at an Arbor Day seminar for the students at The Langley School in McClean, VA on April 19 at 11 A.M...more

OTRASINKA REPRESENTS ARBORISTS AT HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY
May 1, 2007—ISA Certified Arborist Chad Otrosinka represented the arborist profession and demonstrated the resistograph. The resistograph is a valuable tool used to identify at-risk tree conditions...more

SAVATREE SOUTHEAST PA OFFICE MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
May 1, 2007—SavATree relocated its Southeastern Pennsylvania branch office to 201 Colwell Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. The new location was chosen to give arborists and tree service crews easier access to clients...more

ARBOR FUN AT RUSSELL C. STRUBLE ELEMENTARY IN BENSALEM PA
April 27, 2007—A certified arborist visited the kindergarten class of the Russell C. Struble Elementary School in Bensalem PA in celebration of Arbor Day to inform children about trees and their value in our ecosystem...more

ALVEY ELEMENTARY PLANTS MEMORIAL TREE ON ARBOR DAY
April 27, 2007—The students of J.W. Alvey Elementary and SavATree's Duane Richardson commemorated Arbor Day by planting a cherry tree on school grounds in memory of local citizens affected by cancer....more

CHAPIN SCHOOL ARBOR DAY HONEY LOCUST ANNIVERSARY
April 23, 2007—SavATree’s Elliot Kraus, John Morris and Tara Connery returned to the Chapin School, a private all girls school in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, to address second graders about the honey locust that was planted a year ago on the premises...more

ARBORIST LEADS CHILDREN ON NATURE WALK AT QUOGUE NY REFUGE
April 21, 2007—Arborist Josh Lehman led local children from the Hamptons on a tree-focused afternoon nature walk at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge on Saturday...more

"TOUCH A TRUCK" FAMILY FESTIVAL CHARITY EVENT SPONSORSHIP
April 18, 2007—SavATree is a participating sponsor in the 9th annual “Touch a Truck” family festival promoted by the Young Woman’s League (YWL) of New Canaan at the New Canaan High School on Saturday, April 22nd...more

AUDUBON VTM ARBORISTS ACQUISITION
April 16, 2007—SavATree announced the acquisition of Alexandria VA based Audubon VTM Arborists, Inc. today, expanding their efforts in the Northern Virginia area...more

RYE NATURE CENTER & SAVATREE CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
April 6, 2007—SavATree will join over two-dozen environmental organizations and green businesses for an Earth Day Celebration from 1 to 4 P.M. on Sunday, April 22nd. The event is being hosted at Rye Nature Center...more

EXPANSION CONTINUES WITH APPALACHIAN TREE COMPANY
April 4, 2007—SavATree announced the acquisition of New Jersey-based Appalachian Tree Company. The new company will be combined with the exisiting office in Wyckoff NJ...more

BUTLER TREE COMPANY ACQUIRED BY SAVATREE
April 4, 2007—SavATree announced the acquisition of Connecticut based Butler Tree Company’s tree, shrub and lawn care division and the opening of a new office in Windsor CT...more

SAVATREE MARYLAND BRANCH RELOCATES TO ROCKVILLE
April 1, 2007—SavATree announced the relocation of its Maryland office to 1057 First Street, Rockville, MD 20850. The new location provides easier access to customer properties in Montgomery County, MD and Washington, D.C...more

TREE CARE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION  EARNED
March 26, 2007—Dane Buell and David Schneider recently completed the Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) program offered by the Tree Care Industry Association....more

2006

COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR 200 YEAR OLD OAK IN BRIDGEHAMPTON NY —August 16, 2006— SavATree arborist Keith Schumpf performed restoration pruning on a 150-200 year old oak tree on an art farm in Bridgehampton called “The Ark Project”...more

SAVATREE RECEIVES FIRST MULTI-STATE TCIA ACCREDITATION —June 27, 2006— TCIA Accreditation means SavATree adheres to all the accreditation standards in all of their eighteen locations. TCIA verified this by conducting an on-site audit of SavATree’s facilities and work sites...more

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE —June 11, 2006— A dozen SavATree team members walked at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Fairfield, CT. The relay honored cancer survivors and strived to raise money and awareness about cancer research...more

SPONSORSHIP OF GIRL SCOUTS GARDEN TOUR —June 9, 2006— Today SavATree announced its sponsorship of the 7th annual summer garden tour “Rhapsody in Bloom,” to benefit the Girl Scouts of Westchester and Putnam County (GSA)....more

KIDS TREE CLIMBING AT SHAD FESTIVAL —May 21, 2006— SavATree conducted a kids tree climbing activity in support of Riverkeeper’s 17th Annual Shad Festival held at the Historic Boscobel Restoration...more

MARYLAND OFFICE RELOCATION —May 15, 2006— SavATree - Silver Spring has announced its relocation to 8750 Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 in order to expand operations and facilitate its continued growth in Montgomery County and Washington, D.C...more

EXPERTISE VOLUNTEERED AT TEATOWN PLANT SALE —May 9, 2006— SavATree supported Teatown’s fundraising and education efforts by volunteering their expertise to tree care enthusiasts at the annual plant sale in Cedar Lane Park...more

MAMARONECK CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN —April 28, 2006— Steve Skyer and Elliot Krauss commemorated Arbor Day with a variety of tree care activities at the Thornton Donovan School in New Rochelle, NY. John Morris celebrated with students at the Chapin School, a private all girls school in Manhattan....more

TOUCH-A-TRUCK FAMILY FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP —April 23, 2006— SavATree was a participant and sponsor in the Young Women’s League of New Canaan’s (YWL) annual Touch-A-Truck festival...more

2005

2005 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED - July 1, 2005 - Scholarships were presented to Matthew Cousins and Julia Brotton by SavATree for the 2005 Sensational Scholarship Program...more

2004

TWO NEW OFFICE LOCATIONS - December 10, 2004 - We are proud to announce the opening of our newest locations in Silver Spring, MD and Bernardsville, NJ...more

SAVATREE DONATES SERVICES TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY - December 10, 2004, Twenty fruit trees, an ornamental crab apple, a sugar maple, and two Norway maple trees have been given...more

TCIA GRANTS FIRST CT ACCREDITATION TO SAVATREE - October 13, 2004, SavATree, a tree care service provider located in Norwalk, CT has become the first company in the state...more

MORE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED - July 29, 2004, Gina McNamer of Readstown , WI and Gregory Beck of Andover , MA were each awarded a $2,500 scholarship to help advance their studies...more

HISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY PARTNERSHIP - May 21, 2004, SavATree is helping to preserve the beauty and history of the properties under the care of Historic Hudson Valley ...more

2003 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED - March 29, 2004 - Jonathan Dubé of Central, SC and Gregory Shinn of Wall, NJ were each awarded $2,500 scholarships to help complete their studies...more

INSECTS THREATEN HEMLOCKS - March 18, 2004 - Arboriculture experts now fear that the continuing hemlock woolly adelgid insect infestation will devastate trees throughout the Northeast...

CICADAS - FRIEND OR FOE? - June 2, 2004 - As the largest known brood of the 17 year periodical cicada emerges throughout the region, there are as many conflicting opinions crawling...

2003

SAVATREE WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD - December 23, 2003 - Excellence is the lifeblood of any profession. In the commercial arboriculture (tree care) profession, exemplary...

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR WASHINGTON WALNUT - December 16, 2003 - SavATree is now providing specialized treatments to enhance the health and life-span of the historic Washington Walnut Tree located at the Washington Inn, the old Timothy Ball House...more

PRINCETON STORM PROTECTION - December 2, 2003 - High gusts caused power outages, broken tree limbs and many trees to fall. The urgent need for property damage assessment...

SENSATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS UNVEILED - August 27, 2003 - SavATree announced a scholarships program for students majoring in arboriculture, horticulture or a related field...more

LIBERTY MUTUAL SAFETY AWARD - August 25, 2003 - SavATree and its employees received a commendation for an exceptional performance with regard to safety for the period...

2002

WAMPUS SCHOOL HONORS AMERICAN ELM - May 16, 2002 - Arborist Tom Marino inoculated an elm tree and helped Wampus School children learn about one of America’s natural treasures...

GROUND ZERO RECLAMATION EFFORTS - April 17, 2002 - St. Paul's Chapel, which has served as a relief center for emergency and rescue workers at Ground Zero, welcomed a team of arborists...

DEALING WITH DROUGHT - April 8, 2002 - Arborists advise proactive measures for maintaining a healthy landscape during periods of water use restriction & voluntary water conservation...

GARLIC AS INSECT REPELLENT - April 2, 2002 - Garlic has been a useful spice for a long time and is often utilized for an ever-growing list of curative properties. However, the most interesting use...

"OLD SOLDIER" HONORED - February 11, 2002 - SavATree has taken responsibility for the care of the copper beech tree located at the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument...