After a long winter, the influx of business combined with unpredictable spring weather can sometimes prove to be challenging for even veterans in tree care. This year, consider shifting some of your business to fall treatments, rather than waiting to start your plant health care program in the spring. Spreading out treatments will save time, […]
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Iron or manganese chlorosis describes a condition in which a tree’s foliage loses its healthy green color and fades to a pale green or yellow hue. Without treatment, this condition will cause slow growth, leaf loss, and eventually tree death. Chlorosis is often caused by deficiencies of the micro-elements iron and manganese, and is particularly […]
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The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is a tiny, piercing and sucking insect, unseen with the naked eye that feeds on hemlock twigs at the bases of the needles. HWA is an invasive species from Asia which has infested the US East Coast hemlock forest from New Hampshire to Georgia, inhibiting twig growth throughout. It has […]
Read MoreThere are several caterpillars that feed on oaks including the California oak worm and the tussock moth. Both of these feed on oak leaves, primarily in the spring, but can be active as second generation insects in the early summer or early fall. Leaves will appear skeletonized in the early stages and then completely consumed […]
Read MoreLast month, the Stevens-Coolidge Place in No. Andover, MA had eleven trees treated for Winter Moth pro bono with donated labor and materials from Arborjet and Downer Brothers Landscaping, Inc. The Trustees of Reservations estate has also treated their historic ash tree to protect it from Emerald Ash Borer in an effort to preserve the […]
Read MoreEarlier this month Arborjet attended the treatment of the oldest ash tree in North Andover, Massachusetts by Downer Brothers Landscaping, Inc. The historic tree was injected with TREE-äge® Insecticide to protect it from the deadly Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Who are the Downer Bros? Downer Brothers Landscaping, Inc. began in the early 80’s as a […]
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Emerald Ash Borer was confirmed in Pennsylvania in June 2007 and later identified in Berks County in April 2014. Now, thirty-one of the state’s 67 counties have confirmed infestations. After research and preparation, Reading is implementing a ten year plan to treat and save healthy curbside ash trees. Ongoing Inventories Last summer the city inventoried […]
Read MoreDrew Slousky, ISA Certified Arborist and Arborjet Service Provider with Giroud Tree and Lawn, recently filmed Emerald Ash Borer damage in his area close-up. Decline of Local Ash The video focuses on views of exit wounds which are shown to be slightly longer than the tip of a pen. Other bleak indications of EAB devastation […]
Read MoreToday is the final day of New England Grows at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Yesterday, we spoke with Arborjet’s Rob Gorden and Kristin Nikodemski at the about providing existing customers with new outstanding products, while introducing new customers who are looking for ways to enrich their business to our equipment and formulations. Attention […]
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