5 Advantages of Stump Grinding
Why is stump grinding necessary? After felling a tree from your yard, the next thing you’ll need to figure out is whether to just leave that stump on the ground or do something to it. Will there be a difference if you choose to perform stump grinding? Avoid getting stuck in this question by being […]
How Snowstorms Damage Your Trees
The threat of winter damage to your trees comes with the ice, snow, and cold temperatures of the winter months. Your trees are vulnerable to the dangers of winter even though they are dormant during this time of year. Despite the fact that they are susceptible to damage during the colder months, the extent of […]
Benefits of a Live Christmas Tree
It has been a long-held Christmas tradition to decorate our homes with wreaths of evergreens, pine cones, candy canes, strings of lights, and nativity scenes. To complete our list of decorations, how could we forget the ever-popular Christmas tree that we placed in the center of our living room, surrounded by wrapped presents? But whether […]
How to Handle Fallen Trees After a Storm
As storm seasons come and go, we continue to experience severe weather across our land. Strong wind speeds, rain, and storm surges add up to more potential destruction for everyone affected, including their livelihoods and properties. However, storms are natural disasters, so we can’t stop how much damage they do, like taking down trees and […]
Planting Trees in the Fall in Massachusetts
Natural disasters emphasize the importance of trees in our lives. They can save us from the danger of floods and landslides, and more. They also help us stay healthy by filtering the air we breathe. So, if you have a piece of land to grow trees these days, you are lucky. Yet, one more thing […]
Are My Trees at Risk During a Storm?
You’ve seen in the news how storms can wreak havoc on cities and homes, people’s livelihoods, and everything caught in them. In addition to causing multimillion-dollar damages, these storms can flood acres of forested land, weakening the trees’ root systems and causing them to die. If storms can be fatal to massive forest trees, can […]
Why is it Important to Prune Your Trees?
Growth involves not only coming to terms with something new but also letting go of what is dear and valuable to us. The same thought applies to the act of pruning trees, which involves the process of cutting tree branches to make room for new growth. But this is done for a higher purpose, such […]
Why You Shouldn’t Plant Trees Too Close to Your House
Trees are a wonderful way to improve the quality of your home and protect it from the pollution. They can provide shade, reduce noise pollution, and cool down the temperature. Trees planted near your home will also help you to save energy by providing cleaner air and reducing your carbon footprint. However, trees need space […]
Bugs to Watch for Before They Destroy Your Trees
Most insects feed and live in tree branches, trunks, shrubs, and tree barks. They either eat away the sap in the stems and leaves of trees, lay masses of eggs in the tree trunks, or suck the nutrients from the leaves and twigs. The end result? Stunted tree growth, stripped leaves, falling branches, and even […]
Stump Grinding vs. Stump Removal
After the tedious process of removing a tree from your yard, what’s left on the ground are the stumps. Should you grind them or remove them, too? It can be hard to know which route to take. Both have advantages and disadvantages which leaves the decision solely to you as the homeowner based on the […]