Treat Your Trees Now for Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Eastern Tent Caterpillars have a significant impact on the trees they infest.
Effects of Drought on Your Trees
Here in Northern Illinois, we have been experiencing crazy weather over the last decade. Between having little rain one year to an abundance the next year, then having extreme winters of heavy snow or subfreezing temperatures, it is a wonder our trees are still standing! The reason for speaking about the topic of drought is because we are seeing a lot of tell tale signs of the impact of drought in our area, and want to share it with our customers. Our customers usually notice their tree is lacking water when the leaves start to wilt, dry out, or fall off. Most people are under the assumption that trees have deep […]
Tree Care Tips for Selling Your Home
Tree Care When Selling Your Home Selling your home can be very stressful. However, with a few tips on making your home more appealing, you can increase your chances for a sale exponentially! While there are many tips being offered to make your house feel more like a home, and dressing up your house for appeal, we will be focusing on what you can do to the trees around your home to make it look more inviting. The trees around your home can play a very big part in your home’s sale. According to the Management Information Services/ICMA, ‘Landscaping, especially with trees, can increase property values as much as 20 percent.’ By looking […]
Proper Mulching
Most people know that they should Mulch around their trees, but very few know why or how much to use. Mulch has many benefits for the tree, but if done incorrectly can actually do more harm than good. Below is the publication from TreesAreGood.Org for their guidelines on proper mulching. Please read through it, and if you have any questions, or need to get some mulch, give us a call! ProperMulching If you would be interested in receiving free wood chips from your local tree service providers, please visit the linked site and fill in the form to be put on a wait list. Keep in mind, these are […]
Benefits of Trees
Here at Nelson Tree Service-‘The Cure for Trees’, Inc., we value trees. We are dedicated to preserving trees, and we sincerely desire to do the best job we can for you and your trees! While not every tree can be kept onsite, and there are times when a removal is the best or only option, we would like to share with you TreesAreGood.org’s publication so you can understand the Benefits of Trees. Once you see the many benefits you can get from trees, you too will agree that Trees are Good, and that there is a reason to keep them healthy and beautiful, as well as optimally functional! THE BENEFITS […]
How to properly sharpen your Stihl Chainsaw
We prefer to use Stihl chainsaws in our operations routinely (and no, this is not a paid advertisement!) We do recommend their chainsaws for home use as well, if you can put it in your budget. Routinely, we see our customers trying to use a chainsaw with a dull chain. This is ineffective, and causes a safety hazard. To see how to properly sharpen a chainsaw, look at the video that is linked above. Remember to always follow manufacturers recommendations for your chainsaw, and always work on a steady surface. If you have any questions, feel free to email Ken at ken@nelsontreecare.com Happy Sharpening!!
