Even if you haven’t seen White Tail Deer on your property, you will know they’ve been there if the leaves or needles on the lower five feet of your ornamental shrubbery are missing. Tree damage from White Tail Deer is becoming an increasing problem in our area. With their habitat becoming smaller in suburban areas, a lack of [...]

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. Canker is primarily found on the trunk of [...]

DEER REPELLANT TREATMENTS PROTECT TREES & SHRUBS: •Deer commonly feed on the bark and greens of certain plants for nutrition in the winter. Deer repellent treatments can protect your ornamental evergreen shrubs and young trees from being eaten during cold winters when food supplies are scarce for deer. •Ideally, repellents are applied year round to [...]

The winter moth is appropriately named, as adult moths are generally active from November through January. Early detection of Winter Moth is difficult, as the first instar larvae begin feeding while the pre-formed leaf is still in the bud. The first symptoms will be visible only after buds break and leaves unfurl, revealing small feeding [...]

Sometimes the decision to remove a tree is an obvious one, and sometimes a tree can be treated or trimmed to avoid having it removed. Tree removal should be a last resort and the arborists at Tree Tech are trained to identify when this is absolutely necessary.  In the event tree removal is necessary, Tree Tech’s experienced personnel will [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Oriental Bittersweet, an exotic vine from Eastern Asia is just one of many plants on the USDA’s list of invasive plant species. Other commonly used names for this plant include Asiatic bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, Oriental staff vine, climbing spindle berry. Originally introduced as an ornamental, Oriental bittersweet is a vine that smothers plants and uproots [...]

Many people are familiar with using compost as a fertilizer to improve plant health. However, compost has many other beneficial uses such as erosion control and turf remediation, just to name a few. According to the Department of Agriculture, the U.S. loses more than 2 billion tons of topsoil each year due to erosion. Erosion [...]