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 shrub [...]
Low precipitation and midsummer drought conditions can adversely affects trees and shrubs and overall plant health. Both the mortality of newly planted trees and shrubs and the growth and aesthetic appeal of established landscape plants can be compromised. Signs of stress from poor water conditions include wilted leaves, marginal scorch, or leaves dropping prematurely.
When drought [...]
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 in [...]
Tree Tech Inc. of Foxboro is a strong supporter of environmental stewardship and we need your help to support a new “National Tree Planting Program.” The Small Business Environmental Stewardship Assistance Act (H.R. 4509) would reauthorize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) “National Tree Planting Program.” Administered by the SBA, this matching grant program would leverage [...]
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 [...]
Topic: Spring Insect Control – Tree Service MA & RI
At Tree Tech, we’re dedicated to providing you with the best tree service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including great advice from our certified aborists. Here’s some tips on insect control for spring:
April is a good time to schedule chemical tree treatments for winter moth and other [...]
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. Your [...]
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 the [...]