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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
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May, 2013They're heeeere! This photo of a cicada was submitted by SavATree arborist
Jeff Calvert in Martinsville, NJ. Learn more about the upcoming invasion of Brood II in our
press release. Jordan Orwig from Autumn - SavATree demonstrates a systemic, emerald ash borer
treatment to a group of attendees following a recent public outreach seminar titled Emerald Ash Borer: Everything You Need to Know.
Autumn - SavATree is the official emerald ash borer educational parter of the Chicago Botanic Garden and together, the two organizations are co-presenting this
series of free seminars to educate attendees on the dangers of the invasive beetle. An interesting article from Rutgers Cooperative Extension on the green up of Kentucky Bluegrass this season March, 2013A lonely tree in Brookfield, CT.
February, 2013Dane Buell of SavATree (far right) stands with students from Wamogo High School in Litchfield, CT. SavATree donated the 2001 Isuzu truck pictured (formerly used for Arbor Patrol) to Wamogo where it will be used for fertilization and integrated pest management on the school grounds.
Cold, gray start to the day at our Basking Ridge, NJ branch!
January, 2013This great photo is courtesy of Angela, our SavATree Mountainside, NJ Office Manager!
December, 2012Kudos to our Old Saybrook Branch who was recognized in the Westbrook Land Conservation Trust Newsletter after volunteering their services to help remove a potentially dangerous tree. Click here to view the newsletter. November, 2012The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.More photos from the field
Reason #1 to have your trees checked with a resistograph
October, 2012Hurricane SandySandy's gone and our crews are out in full force helping customers to clean up their damaged landscapes. SunriseThanks to
Jeff Calvert, arborist from our Basking Ridge branch, who captured this great sunrise on a property last week! September, 2012And....action!SavATree Danbury Branch Manager,
Ron Sieraki on location filming a series of instructional videos. Stay tuned for more information and availability. From the SavATree Consulting GroupWhat did Consulting Group @SavATree find on our inventory at Hartford Hospital? The biggest pecan in New England! August, 2012What a long, hot summer it's been...
Stick BugsThanks to Jeff Calvert from our Basking Ridge branch who sent this great picture of a stick bug on our logo!
July, 2012Consulting Group UpdateSubmitted by Mike Galvin, Director of The SavATree Consulting Group
The Consulting Group is very excited about serving as the Ambassador for the Baltimore Urban Waters Federal Partnership. Today we had the pleasure
of paying a visit to one the Baltimore Urban Waters Federal Partnership sites. We visited young people from the
Baltimore area that were working for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Park Service's Conservation Job Corps. The young people
are working with the support of a number of agencies and entities including MD DNR, Parks and People Foundation, and the US Forest
Service-State & Private Forestry.
Questions for Mike? Email them to mgalvin@savatree.com We're RollingOur tree and lawn crews are out in the field working hard to deliver the quality services that our customers expect!
Hummingbirds!These incredible images were submitted by Steve Willard from our Princeton, NJ branch!
Questions for Steve? Email them to swillard@savatree.com Risk Management PresentationSubmitted by Mike Galvin, Director of The SavATree Consulting Group "Risk management. It is important in everything we do, including managing our landscapes to maximize the benefits we enjoy from trees an minimizing risks they may pose. The Consulting Group at SavATree is pleased to be speaking on Avoiding Injuries Caused by Trees at the Professional Grounds Management Society's 2012 Field Day at American University today in Washington, DC. Presenting on tree safety to green industry colleagues in the Trees and Spanish Language tracks helps all improve safety for trees and those that work around trees." Questions for Mike? Email them to mgalvin@savatree.com Tree InventorySubmitted by Mike Galvin, Director of The SavATree Consulting Group 
"Stickers. Like most kids, my daughter loves to play with them. Today I am at work playing with stickers. The stickers you see in this photo are not the kind kids play with. They are RFID tags, like the ones that make your EZ-Pass work. They are being affixed to metal plates attached to trees. This is one university campus' high-tech solution to manage its tree inventory, a solution provided by the Consulting Group at SavATree. Next time, we'll tell you how a key fob can be used to manage trees." Questions for Mike? Email them to mgalvin@savatree.com Storm Damage
The devastating storms that ripped through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions last weekend wreaked havoc on trees and landscapes. SavATree crews are hard at work helping customers to clean up the mess. Heat Stressed LawnsSubmitted by Matt Lindner, Director of SavaLawn
Questions for Matt? Email them to experts@savatree.com
June, 2012Update: Deer ActivitySubmitted by Greg Van Steinburgh, DeerTech Program Director
Questions for Greg? Email them to gvansteinburgh@savatree.com Spider Mite damage to Oak Leaves
Plant Health Care Update: DiseaseSubmitted by Patrick Parker, Director of Plant Health Care On the disease front I have seen all of the common diseases this year and some that are not so common. With new growth still not hardened off on many plants, the potential for further disease development is still there and continuing disease treatments to protect this susceptible growth will be beneficial. There is still frost damage evident in the landscape from the cold snap we had after the hot weather in March. I have seen it particularly prevalent on big-leaf hydrangeas, butterfly bush, and other sensitive plants. The damaged tissue is usually black vs. the brown colors that are generally associated with disease infections. I have received many calls regarding the yellowing and dropping of leaves by hollies and other evergreens. This is normal seasonal leaf drop of the older leaves. As long as it is the interior leaves only then there is nothing to be concerned about. If you see the same symptoms on the new growth then you should keep an eye out for for cankers or root rot. Questions for Patrick? Email them to experts@savatree.com Stink BugsAn excerpt from the University of Maryland, TPM/IPM Weekly Report, 6/1 issue
May, 2012Plant Health Care UpdateSubmitted by Patrick Parker, Director of Plant Health Care
In my recent travels I have seen all types of insects, mites and disease including:
Questions for Patrick? Email them to experts@savatree.com Deer Activity is Heating UpSubmitted by Greg Van Steinburgh, DeerTech Program Director
Over the next few weeks, temperatures will begin to increase and deer will be starting to search out food sources as new growth in the forests begin to dwindle. They will not only be eating grass, but are already targeting emerged hosta leaves and other garden flowers. Daylilly and lily buds are also favorites and will be targeted over the next 2-4 weeks. Questions for Greg? Email them to experts@savatree.com Is it Spring, Summer or Winter? Weather confusion is wreaking havoc on our landscapes
Challenging Weather Extremes: When we hit 80 degrees IN MARCH and many trees bloomed early, only to have the flowers and seed pods freeze into clumps when temperatures dipped into the low thirties the following week. And if that isn't enough, we are seeing new threats, such as boxwood blight - early insect infestations of aphids, spider-mites, sawflies, psyllids, leafminers, scales of all kinds, hemlock woolly adelgid, and in Massachusetts - winter moth; in Illinois and now Pennsylvania - Emerald Ash Borer! Last but not least, deer tick populations are soaring, and deer browsing damage is prevalent in many communities. Here is what SavATree and SavaLawn are doing to help:
Here is what you can do:
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Dry Soil, Frost Damage & Insect ActivitySubmitted by Patrick Parker, Director of Plant Health Care Overall, soil conditions are dry and some plants may be showing signs of moisture stress. There were several frosty nights in most areas recently and I have seen quite a bit of frost damage on a lot of different plant material but especially hydrangeas, butterfly bushes and hollies. There have been very low levels of disease activity because of the dry weather but lots of early insect activity due to the warm weather - aphids, spider mites, sawflies, psyllids, leafminers, scales of all kinds, hemlock woolly adelgid, and in Massachusetts - winter moth. Questions for Patrick? Email them to experts@savatree.com | |
Fertilization Does WorkSubmitted by Matt Lindner, Director of SavaLawn
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Boxwood Blight
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With the temperatures reaching into
the 90s last weekend, adult brown
marmorated stink bugs went wild.
In black light traps,
very high numbers of adult bugs
were captured on Saturday and
Sunday. On a glass window the
count was over 150 bugs on
Monday afternoon. The adults are
laying eggs on plants now. Some
were found on tomato and pepper
foliage on May 28.
What a spring it has been! From too hot to too cold, and from too dry to too wet, and now the heat of summer is upon us and we
have our second named tropical storm all before June 1st! Needless to say, that the weather has resulted in conditions in the
landscape that should be addressed with a customized plant health care program.
