TRIMMING TREES IN FALL PREPARES TREES & SHRUBS FOR WINTER: Heavy wet snow and freezing ice storms can weigh down tree branches and limbs causing them to weaken or break. Preventive pruning and trimming in the fall can lower the risk of catastrophic damage when the next winter snow or ice storm hits. A skilled arborist like [...]
Before you hire a tree care professional to prune or remove trees or spray for insects and diseases, check first to make sure they are certified arborists, able to skillfully perform the tasks at hand. A certified arborist provides expert knowledge in many areas. Here are just a few of those: • Comprehensive tree and [...]
The Longhorn Asian Beetle is once again in the spotlight in Massachusetts, as the devastating insect was recently discovered in six red maple trees on the campus of Faulkner Hospital in Boston. The Department of Conservation and Recreation has issued an indefinite quarantine on 1.5 miles of land surrounding the infestation. The infested trees have been [...]
Do your hemlocks have a grayish appearance? Are they dropping needles, especially on the interior of the branches? Then, you may have an infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid. The hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), native to Asia, is a small, aphidlike insect that threatens tree health and sustainability of the Eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock [...]
As part of Massachusett’s Asian Longhorn Beetle Cooperative Eradication Program, Tree Tech has been certified to remove trees and perform work to prevent the spread of ALB throughout the greater Worcester area. Efforts include treating potential “host” trees in the spring. But spring is short in Massachusetts, so last fall a new treatment was attempted. [...]
Most tree and shrub diseases affecting plants are fungal in nature. Fungus emits spores that travel from plant to plant by vectors such as wind, rain and bees. Different fungus attack plant tissue in different ways. Some attack stems and trunks of plants, these are known as cankers. Other diseases attack the leaf area causing [...]
Why is it important to have your tree service done by a certified arborist in Massachusetts? A certified arborist is a trained and certified individual who specializes in the proper tree care and service of trees and shrubs. Arborists understand the needs of individual trees and are trained and equipped with the proper equipment to trim, prune, treat and remove trees. [...]
Winter moth has been identified in nine Massachusetts counties. Once believed to be on the down side of its life cycle; populations of adult Winter Moth are still a profound problem in many areas of Massachusetts. Winter Moths feed on the new leaves and buds of maples, oaks, birches, and almost any other type of tree [...]
Tree problems are often worse in winter. Maintaining good tree health is vital to the life of your trees. This season, winter throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island has been especially challenging. Extreme cold temperatures, ice and snow can take their toll on trees and shrubs. Proper tree care and maintenance can make a difference between [...]
A helpful guide to spraying or treating trees for disease and insect control. Provided by Tree Tech, a full service tree and shrub care company serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island. One rule of them is that most chemical or hormone-type tree sprays should be used during flowering but before fruit sets, usually from flower buds to [...]