Touch a Truck event in Barrington IL
Our Barrington branch participated in a Touch a Truck event at Ron Reese Park in the Barrington Illinois Park District. Kids of all ages enjoyed riding in the bucket truck with our SavATree team!
Salt Damage to White Pines
This photograph, taken on a Greenwich, CT property, is a perfect example of the consequences of repeated winter salt accumulation in the soils of landscape plantings. This row of White Pine (Pinus strobus) in our client’s back yard is planted directly against a busy parking lot. The pavement has a slight slope making the salty…
DetailsBagworm in the Boston Area
In over 20 years, I had never encountered bagworm in the Boston area. This pest is more common to the Mid-Atlantic and coastal regions as far north as Cape Cod. However, I found it in several locations this summer – including in a public parking lot in Watertown, as seen in these photos. These are…
Details2017 Presents Optimal Lawn Seeding Conditions
Bedford Hills, NY – September 18, 2018 – Lawn professionals are frequently asked “when is the best time to seed a lawn?” While many think that spring would seem an ideal time, the fact is that early autumn is the optimal season for seeding—and this year the conditions couldn’t be better for seed to germinate…
DetailsSafety Comes First!
Our Safety Program includes more than 25 specific initiatives designed to keep our team and our clients’ properties safe, some of which you can see in this picture. It is great to see our team members wearing Hi-Viz Shirts, Class E Hard Hats, Eye Protection, Ear Protection and using our green Critical Drop Zone Cones.…
DetailsSavATree Supporting our Veterans
SavATree is a proud to be an official sponsor and partner of Saluting Branches: Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance, a national day of service charity dedicated to honoring our fallen veterans. In 2017, SavATree’s volunteer tree and landscape services took place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in South Minneapolis, Minnesota.
DetailsEager Beavers can be bad for trees.
One of my clients in Long Grove needed two trees removed after beavers compromised their structure and stability, as seen in these photos. This isn’t something we see very often, but it is common in areas near beaver habitat.
DetailsNot your Normal Tree
This unique maple tree was spotted in Lake Zurich Illinois. The tree grows at a very fast rate and exhibits pressure cracks. Sap that flows from these cracks can be misconstrued as a major health issue, but is not a cause for concern.
Fall Foliage 2017: The Why, the Where, and the When
The fall season reminds me of the quote from Michelangelo: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it; it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” The leaves of trees and shrubs have had their wonderful riots of color all along. It just takes the triggers of autumn’s changing light, temperatures, and…
DetailsNot your Everyday Tree Project!
Check out these colorful tree coverings, courtesy of one of our clients in Arlington, Massachusetts. Arlington Public Art presents “Ripple,” unique works of art that give new meaning to fall color!
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