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10 Ways to Show Your Trees Love
10 Ways to Show Your Trees Love- A Valentine’s Day Tribute Valentine’s Day is always a wonderful day to think of loved ones (of course, every day is a good day for that!) But how about thinking about what else brings us joy and comfort around our homes? In particular, how about showing our trees some love today? After all, they do add value to our homes- they add an aesthetic beauty to our surroundings, they clean the air around our homes and our earth, they provide homes for wildlife, they provide shade during hot days, and they are sometimes a wind break during cold winters. So, WHAT, you’re thinking, […]
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 […]
The Things We Encounter!
Today was supposed to be a routine tree removal for us. Unfortunately, during the course of the removal we came upon a raccoon’s nest that had babies in it! YIKES! Can you say Angry Mother Raccoon? So what do we do when we encounter a tree with a Squirrel’s Nest or Raccoon’s Nest in it? We do the ethical thing: we safely remove the nest to a box with the mother in sight so that she knows where the babies are and can transport them to a new nest once the coast is clear. We also call Animal Control promptly so that they are aware of the situation, and if […]
Why do I need Plant Health Care?
Why do I need Plant Health Care? Most homeowners don’t think about their trees until it’s too late. At this time, they call us out to give them an estimate on removing their tree. This could have been avoided if action was taken prior to the tree dying or becoming so hazardous that it needs to come down. A Plant Health Care program is for trees similar to a Health Care Program for people. It is a program that is set up between you and your Arborist to help keep your trees healthy or treating them for a particular problem. The goal is to enhance their functionality and beauty in […]
Illinois’ Big Tree Registry
Do you or someone you know (in Illinois) have a very large old tree? We recently came across a 58″ diameter Burr Oak at one of our customer’s homes in Spring Grove! When we contacted the Illinois Conservancy we found out that it is actually one of the largest Oaks in McHenry County! Needless to say we are helping them to ensure the care and survival of this majestic Oak tree. If you have a large tree that you would like to get registered, contact us, or follow the link below to go directly to Illinois Big Tree Registry’s website to fill out the forms. Illinois Big Tree Registry
Tree Owner’s Manual
The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, & Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry have put together a tree owner’s manual for homeowners. Originally published in 2008, it details how a tree functions, how to properly maintain your tree, as well as planting and pruning your tree(s). To download your manual, simply click the link below to open the pdf file. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, contact us. TREE OWNER’S MANUAL
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 […]
