Trees Need Care In Winter Too

Why prune trees in winter? Tree pruning not only improves the appearance of trees and reduces risk but also helps make trees healthier. Trimming trees can promote health by removing dead or dying branches that have previously been injured by disease, insects, mites, animals, storms or people. Winter is an excellent time to have your…

Deer Deterrents that Work!

Got 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…

Antidesiccant Treatment

Stressed 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…

Drought Relief For Your Trees

Recover • 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…

Grazing in the Grass

Republished 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…