My Favorite Tree Shrub Ground Cover – Residential – Spring 2020

My Favorite Tree, Shrub & Ground Cover – Residential My Favorite Tree Shadblow Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis, commonly called Shadblow Serviceberry, is an elegant, native, multi-stem, small tree species found throughout the eastern United States. I really enjoy that it is one of the earliest flowering trees with white semi-fragrant flowers, followed by crimson…

Landscape Calendar – Residential – Spring 2020

Landscape Calendar – Residential March • Finalize your lawn care and plant health care programs • Prune ornamental and fruit trees before new growth • Cut back ornamental grasses so new shoots can emerge • Prune rose bushes • Consider early spring tick treatments, goose repellent treatments or ash tree protection from emerald ash borer…

How healthy is your soil? – Spring 2020

How healthy is your soil? Soil plays a huge role in the health of your grass, supplying nutrients, water, air, and a place for shoots to sink their roots into. It should come as no surprise, then, that it’s one of the most important factors we take into account when developing a custom lawn care…

Introducing our Annual Ornamental Pruning Program – Spring 2020

Introducing our Annual Ornamental Pruning Program   Everyone can agree that professionally planned and installed landscapes are beautiful–the trick, however, is keeping them that way. Without regular care performed by people who understand the original goal, the aesthetics can decline rapidly. That’s where our new ornamental pruning services comes in. This annual service puts your…

Company Update – SavATree Keeps on Growing – Spring 2020

SavATree Keeps on Growing We’ve had an exciting six months! Since the fall, SavATree has had five great teams join our network of local experts. Say hello to our newest branches: Wappingers Falls, New York In September, we took over the arboricultural side of Red Cedar’s tree care and landscape design business. Certified Arborists Michael…

The Art of Tree Climbing – Spring 2020

The Art of Tree Climbing In the tree industry, a wide range of tools and heavy equipment helps us reach high into the canopies of the trees we care for. Sometimes, however, lifts and bucket trucks just aren’t going to do the job—the tree could be too close to a structure to allow access with…

Tips from the Top – Spring 2020

Tips From The Top by Daniel van Starrenburg, President Renewing our commitment to sustainable growth Like so many of the landscapes we care for, SavATree itself has done a great deal of growing over the last few years. Across the country, we’ve partnered with local teams and integrated with so many wonderful communities. One of…