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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
Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
Why do leaves turn yellow, red, purple and orange during autumn? As children, most of us heard answers that didn't quite compute. So before you pass along any incorrect data, take a few minutes to check your version versus ours. Trees get their first signals from temperature change and shorter daylight hours. The combination of cooler nights and shorter days causes cells to grow in the abscission layers between the leaf and stem.
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Chlorophyll and Leaf Pigments
This growth cuts off the flow of water and nutrients to the leaf. During the spring and summer, leaves are green because they contain the pigment, chlorophyll. However, other pigments are also present in the leaf, and as the chlorophyll breaks down during the fall months, the leaves get a chance to show their true colors. Pigments like carotenoids and xanthophylls show yellow and brownish colors. Trees high in sugar, like Sumac and Sugar Maple, produce anthocyanin in the fall. This pigment shows a deep red, but then breaks down again, turning the leaf yellow. When the weather has been abnormally dry, fall color is significantly reduced because the parched leaves cannot produce anthocyanin. Well, that's the story. Hopefully we've helped all the perplexed parents out there who will eventually be asked this inevitable question by inquisitive youngsters! As for why the sky is blue...you're on your own!
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