Tree Tech Inc., a leading provider of commercial and residential tree services throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers. [...]
Winter is a sign that snow and freezing rain will soon be on their way. Although we can dress ourselves up to protect against winter’s frosty elements, your trees and shrubs can’t always protect themselves from Mother Nature during extreme cold temperatures. Your trees may appear to be in hibernation during the winter, but cold, [...]
Arborist Tips for Proper Mulching Mulches are used in landscape for a variety of reasons including aesthetics, but one of the most beneficial reasons to use mulch is to maintain good tree health. Early winter is a great time to apply mulch. Mulch doesn’t keep plants warm but it does help the soil maintain a [...]
Many of the hemlocks in Massachusetts have been affected by woolly adelgid. If you’ve noticed a white “woolly looking fuzz” on your Hemlocks, it’s a sure sign that the woolly adelgids are making a home in your trees. Once the infestation has taken hold, you’ll notice that the tree has little or no new growth on limbs and [...]
Top 10 Winter Tree Care Tips from Tree Tech Arborists It’s important to evaluate trees for weaknesses that can be susceptible to winter weather. Here are ten winter tree care tips to help you prevent problems to trees and shrubs. • Remove fallen leaves from beneath disease susceptible trees and shrubs, (dogwoods, crabapples) • Prune disease infected limbs [...]
Each winter, our staff of over 90 certified arborists and tree care experts respond to hundreds of emergency tree service calls throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island – related to downed trees from storm and snow damage. Fall is almost over and that white stuff is once again in the air. Snow might appear light and [...]
The Invasion of the White Tail: Deer Repellent and other Treatment options Deer damage is becoming an increasing problem in our area. With real estate development in suburban areas, a lack of natural predators and an abundance of food in gardens and ornamental landscapes, has the White-tailed Deer populations are thriving. Deer feed on over [...]
Homeowners Fall Tree & Shrub Check List: Tree Pruning: Good time of year for pruning. Prepare your trees in the fall for the winter snow and ice storms so the damage will be minimal, if any. Come spring, they will be healthy and looking good! Tree Removal: If you have trees in your yard that [...]
October 14, 2011 Latest News fromTree Tech: Massachusett’s Leading Tree Service Company Andy Felix president of Tree Tech Inc. was recently nominated to the board of directors of TCIA, the national trade association of the tree care industry. Tune into local radio station WTKK in Massachusetts on Sunday mornings to hear more tips and tricks [...]
What are liquid bio-stimulants and how are they used? Bio-stimulants are a combination of natural nutrients (fertilizers) that increase rooting and plant health and replace what the tree needs to survive and thrive. Liquid bio-stimulants deliver moisture to the root zone and improve the quality of the soil, making it more hospitable for the uptake [...]