Ask The Arborist Winter 2011/2012

This time of year we spend a lot of time indoors with family and friends not thinking too much about the landscape outside. After all it’s the middle of winter and everything is dormant “asleep” so why worry? Well, did you know that even our deciduous trees and shrubs (lose leaves) don’t actually “sleep” during [...]

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Posted on: December 28th, 2011 by Jim MacDuff

Ask The Arborist Winter 2010/2011

The most popular question we are getting at this time of year is “Will it hurt my Trees if I prune them now because it’s so cold outside?” That’s a great question. While you can prune at anytime during the year, during the winter months Trees are dormant, meaning they are not actively growing and [...]

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Posted on: December 15th, 2010 by Jim MacDuff

Ask The Arborist Spring 2010

We often get a lot of different tree questions throughout the year about our recommendations for the health of your trees. Lets focus on one now. Do I need to treat my trees for borer every year even if they appear healthy? The answer is yes. Here is why. When insects hatch from host trees [...]

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Posted on: March 28th, 2010 by Jim MacDuff