Hillcrest Tree Care

06/08/2026

Did you have a tree planted this spring?

Here's your reminder to WATER WELL! Our area often experiences droughts so new AND established trees will need extra water.

For more information on watering, here's a short article from the IL DNR.

https://dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/forestry/urbanforestry/watering-trees.html

Happy watering!

Commonly in Illinois there are periods of drought. During these times trees need to be given special attention and monitoring.

06/03/2026

Overstock tree sale! The rest of our ready-to-plant trees are 10% off. Bulk discounts also available! Call or message today to get on the schedule!

All SALE prices listed below include delivery, planting, initial mulching and watering, and a 1 year warranty against death and severe decline (does not include improper watering, storm damage, or vandalism).

Pictures 1-2: 6 foot tall Techny Arborvitae, 7 available. Makes a great natural privacy screen! Sale price: $504 + tax (each).

Picture 3: Multi-stem Katsura. A fast growing, interesting, shade tree with heart shaped leaves and beautiful fall colors. Sale price: $517.50 + tax.

Picture 4: 1.5 inch diameter Accolade Elm. This shade tree is highly resistant to disease, tolerates a variety of soil conditions, and turns a beautiful yellow in the fall. Sale price: $520 + tax

05/27/2026

Do you need your private island cleaned up? We can handle it for you! We re-defined the natural edge on this Beloit Client's pond and then brought in more Red lava rock. Tree care and landscaping from your local complete tree care company!

Reach out now to book your project or get a free estimate!

05/25/2026

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
Jesus was the ultimate example of self sacrifice in his death on the cross for the very ones who put him there. Fo those who loved and knew him and for those who would come to know him.

Today we honor those who have served and ultimately fallen for those they loved and knew and those they did not know all for the sake of freedom. Because freedom isn't free! We honor those who have laid down their lives for their friends. Happy Memorial Day from the crew at Hillcrest Tree Care!

05/19/2026

There are many good reasons to have ISA Certified Arborists on your property, and here is one of them! Having a love for all things tree, we happened to be admiring this mature Honey Locust after finishing a dead Maple removal for this Beloit client. That admiration lead to one of us noticing an inclusion that had turned into a small crack in the main union of the tree.

After notifying our clients, they were concerned that we would need to remove the entire tree as failure would result in damage to their home and garage. We inspected the crack closer and determined that a cabling system along with end weight reduction pruning would be enough to allow the tree to stick around safely.

This crack was not new. It was newly noticed. This tree had been living with this inclusion for a long time and the inclusion at some point in time turned into a small crack (see photos). This was not an actively failing tree. This was a tree that needed some support. And are happy to be able to provide it!

If you are concerned about the structure of your mature tree then we are the company for you! Do not hesitate to reach out and have one of our ISA Certified Arborists come out for an estimate or even an official Risk Assessment with recommendations for maintaining your tree's health and structural integrity. We are happy to serve our clients and thankful to be your local, complete tree care company!

https://hillcresttreecare.com

05/16/2026

As a sponsor for this years Orfordville Community June Days we were excited to be asked to put up the signs around town! Come out and support your local community on June 12th-14th and be sure to thank the volunteers who have put a ton of time and effort into it all!

05/11/2026

A little baby Raccoon rescue from last week! We pulled 4 of these little ones out and found a nearby safe place for momma to go fetch them. She had jumped out of the tree earlier so we knew she was around still.

05/09/2026

Please check out the latest phase in caring for the Abraham Lincoln Witness trees at Rock County Historical Society and Lincoln-Tallman House! Yesterday we performed Root collar excavation, soil aeration and vertical mulching procedures with our AirSpade. We also removed the sod and cut a clean, natural cut edge around the trees to create mulch beds and laid down our organic, recycled mulch that will add more nutrients to the soil as it breaks down.

Once again it is an honor to be trusted with these trees. They are both showing their age, and we are doing all we can to keep them vigorous and healthy. We hope and pray they can stick around for a long time! Please like and share to see more fun projects like this as we continue to serve our local community!

02/11/2026

We worked a little later than expected yesterday... but we got to watch this beautiful sunset on Lake Kegonsa!