Tree Care Enterprises - Lake Geneva

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02/23/2021

Oaks and Elms: Winter’s the time for a little TreeCare TLC

You might be surprised to know that winter is the ideal time to prune your oaks and elm trees. Introducing deadly diseases such as Oak Wilt or Dutch Elm Disease is much more likely to happen if pruning occurs during the growing season when insects which carry the diseases are active.

Winter pruning is vital to keeping your oaks and elms free of deadwood which often harbors disease transferring insects.

Tree Care is currently making house calls, to:
-Stop the spread of disease
-Remove deadwood
-Promote growth
-Prevent property damage
-Improve driver visibility

As you can see from the photo above, our climbing crews love hanging around in the winter. They have the skills and equipment needed to make fast, efficient work of even the largest pruning job.

To schedule a pruning appointment or to learn more, call us at 815-965-5757

12/08/2020

Trees, trimmings and brush once meant for the landfill or burning now live on as much-needed mulch for our landscaping projects. The equipment we use has an insatiable appetite for even the largest logs. Here's how it works...

12/08/2020

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04/22/2014

Tree Care has a new lift to assist with tree trimming and removals this season.

07/20/2012

Tree Watering Tips

Homeowners are urged to continue watering trees and shrubs due to continued dry soil conditions and a rain shortage. It is important to know that trees and shrubs will benefit from continued watering – even trees and shrubs that have lacked sufficient watering throughout the summer. Here are some drought-readiness tips from the Morton Arboretum:
• Focus watering efforts on trees and shrubs – not grass. Grass goes dormant and will turn green again when water is available. Trees can die without water.
• Depending on air temperatures, trees and shrubs need at least 1 inch of water applied ever week to 10 days to cope with lack of rain. Larger, established trees have a wide-spreading root system and need not be watered as frequently, perhaps every 2 to 3 weeks. Let the top few inches of soil dry out between waterings to avoid saturation and to allow roots and soil organisms to breathe.
• Water slowly and deeply so water percolates down into the soil, electing one or two deep waterings as opposed to several light ones.
• Use soaker hoses and drip irrigation – effective watering tools because they discharge even streams of slow, trickling water directly to the root zone beneath trees and shrubs. When combined with a 3 or 4-inch layer of organic mulch, plants can use nearly all of the water that’s provided with little evaporation loss.
• When watering small trees, let a hose run slowly at its base until the ground is moist. For large trees, let the hose run at various points around the tree’s drip line – the imaginary line on the ground that encircles a tree’s extended branches.
• Water shrubs at the plant base and under the spread of branches until soil is moistened to a depth of 6 to 8 inches.
• When using a sprinkler system, place a container nearby to measure when you have distributed 1 inch of water to the soil.
• Prioritize watering, caring for newly transplanted trees and shrubs first, then those that have been in the ground from 2 to 5 years and have under-developed root systems. Next, water “specimen” trees or important trees, then all the other plants.
• Water strategically. Plants absorb more water in the early morning, before the warming sun can cause evaporation.
• Avoid using fertilizer during drought conditions. Fertilizer salts can cause root injury when soil moisture is limited.

07/05/2012

See information about the Community Trees Program and photos of Tree Care employees on the job.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/yourtown/rockford/x425609794/Rockford-area-tree-advocates-prepare-for-new-programs?img=3

ROCKFORD — A coalition formed to help the Forest City live up to its namesake wants to launch new initiatives this fall despite the departure of its leader.

06/12/2012

Tree Cares June 2012 Newsletter

05/08/2012

05/08/2012

05/08/2012

04/27/2012

John Richards and Tree Care celebrate Arbor Day!

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