Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us are beginning to think about how we want to decorate our tables for this festive occasion. In some traditional American homes, you will see a cornucopia, or “horn of plenty,” as part of the celebration. Symbolizing abundance of both food and wealth, the cornucopia has a history…
DetailsGot Deer? SavATree’s Winter Protection Treatment is applied once in the fall or early winter to protect evergreens and other plants that retain their foliage from deer damage. Hungry deer can cause irreparable damage to your landscape. With winter feeding, plants are often disfigured, stressed and in some cases damaged beyond repair. Our options can…
DetailsStressed and dehydrated trees and shrubs are at greater risk of decline during the harsh, cold winter. ArborGuard, our clear polymer antidesiccant, creates a thin barrier over the surface of the leaves, locking in moisture. In addition to reducing water loss, it prevents sunscald and windburn to minimize browning of foliage. Patrick Parker, Director of…
DetailsBy Patrick Parker, RCA #514, PHC Program Director, SavATree, Bedford Hills, NY INTRODUCTION As I write this the northeast U.S. is experiencing one of the worst droughts it has seen in over a decade. The U.S. Drought Monitor (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/) has classified parts of New England in its second worst category of Severe Drought and all…
DetailsRecover • Protect • Defend After a difficult growing season, fall provides your landscape the opportunity to recover and defend against the harsh winter ahead. Your SavATree arborist will design a program to protect against storm damage, address structural issues and provide critical nutrients. How can we help: • Recover – Our exclusive sea kelp…
DetailsIn the gardening world, many think that fall is the end of the growing season. In fact, it is quite the contrary! Fall is an ideal season for planting trees, shrubs and other assorted plants. The key is encouraging good root growth. Planting trees and shrubs in fall enables the root systems to grow before…
DetailsRepublished with permission from Frank S. Rossi, Associate Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Cornell University Turfgrass Program http://turf.cals.cornell.edu If there is adequate soil moisture in the soil surface to allow turf green-up (maybe growth) than renovation programs, fertilization, weed control, seeding and sodding can occur and expect at least moderate to good success from these…
DetailsSavATree arborists visit the Club to meet with school age children to talk about the subjects related to trees. Recently, elementary school children learned about the benefits of trees and how to properly care for them. Older students took a tree tour on the Clubs grounds and were introduced to the role of an arborist…
DetailsSavATree is proud to be an official sponsor and partner of Saluting Branches: Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance, a national day of service charity dedicated to recognizing and honoring our fallen veterans. SavATree stood united, alongside tree care professionals from across the nation, to volunteer professional tree and landscape services at the final resting sites…
DetailsSo far September has averaged 9 degrees warmer than September is expected to be. This additional heat, following our below normal rainfall for most of our operating area, has presented challenges in performing our seeding and core aeration services. Each of our branches has a specific plan for meeting the turf needs within their geography,…
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