We really discourage seeding lawns in the spring. Why? Spring seeding: bad. Spring seeding typically results in very poor germination of the desired grasses, yet leads to excellent germination of crabgrass and other weeds. That’s because spring rains keep the soils cool (especially this year with the heavy spring rainfall across many of our customer…
DetailsWe’ve been encountering a fair amount of “patch disease” on lawns in our customer areas in the past week or so. The term “patch disease” refers to any of a number of fungal diseases that attack the roots of turfgrass. They have the characteristic symptoms of crescent-shaped or circular patches of dead grass surrounding clumps…
DetailsSavATree is a proud supporting partner for the fun and fundraising STIHL Tour des Trees — a week-long, 500 to 600-mile (rain or shine!) cycling tour. This Sunday, July 30th, cyclists will saddle up at National Harbor, Maryland to kick off the Tour’s 25th Anniversary event. Each of the full-Tour riders commits to raising a…
DetailsThis is the Lumberjack Days parade in the historic town of Stillwater, MN. Stillwater has a rich heritage, founded as a small logging village on the western banks of the St. Croix River and was the first European settlement in MN. SavATree has been serving residents of this community for many years, and many of…
DetailsAn important aspect of SavATree’s philosophy and approach to responsible tree, shrub, and lawn care is that we carefully consider the environmental impacts of all aspects of our business. Our standards are high. So when sourcing the raw materials to use in our products, we make it our business to know the details about how…
DetailsA dense, narrow, evergreen shrub or small tree, arborvitae makes a wonderful privacy screen and windbreak. The shape of an arborvitae tree varies depending on cultivar. An American arborvitae tree is full and cone-shaped. The Globe arborvitae tree is broad and spherical while the Pyramidal arborvitae is a taller, thinner variety. Arborvitae can also be…
DetailsHere is Jon Borysiewicz from our Cape office with our marketing specialist Eve at the Boston APLD conference. Chuck Pease from our Lincoln branch gets the photo credit. We got the chance to meet many landscape designers from around the country. All of the landscape designers who did not work in a territory covered by…
DetailsSpring flowers, summer shade and delicious fruit are just some of the wonderful benefits of owning an apple tree. These trees prefer dry, warm climates and moist, loamy soil. Fruit is produced by the pollination of the tree’s flowers. Because many apple trees do not self-pollinate, a variety of apple trees that bloom at the…
DetailsFire blight is caused by the bacteria Erwinia amylovora, over 130 members of the Rosaceae family are susceptible, including; apple and crabapple, cotoneaster, firethorn, hawthorn, mountain ash, and pear. Infected leaves, stems, twigs and fruits will turn brown to black. Fire blight will blacken the smooth-barked, green branches and affected twigs develop a “shepherd’s crook.” Needle,…
DetailsThe leaf-eating Gypsy Moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) is one of the most invasive and destructive pests in the United States, and has killed or damaged millions of acres of trees. The past years’ of drought conditions in many regions of the country inhibited the fungus that is a natural predator of the Gypsy Moth larvae,…
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