By 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,…
DetailsEAB has proven to be an expensive and unpredictable challenge to local shade tree commissions. We have a wide scope of offerings beginning with individual tree assessment, all the way up to comprehensive tree inventory and management plans for entire cities. Here’s a recent article highlighting actions by the Rutherford Shade Tree Department and the…
DetailsWasp-like adults emerge sometime in May through July and oviposit eggs onto the underside of leaves. Other species of sawflies have been abundant this year so far. Larvae feed gregariously and skeletonize leavesas early instars, but eventually consume entire leaves except for tough mid-veins. Learn more about Dogwood on our website http://www.savatree.com/dogwood-tree.html …
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