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Reasons to avoid planting trees too close to your house The ideal arrangement of shrubs, plants, and trees can reflect the special ambiance of your home in your yard. A well-designed landscape offers a lovely, soothing vibe, but if you put the wrong thing in the wrong spot, you may end up with a headache instead of a tranquil retreat!  it’s crucial to understand the ideal and undesirable locations to grow them and the reasons to avoid planting trees to close to your house. Branches, twigs, and leaves can build […]

Fast-Growing Trees to Plant in Your Wisconsin Landscape Many tree enthusiasts are put off by having to wait for trees to mature. Some trees can take up to ten or twenty years to reach a size where they can offer shade. However, this may not be the case, here is a list of  Fast-Growing Trees to Plant in Your Wisconsin Landscape 1. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis Hackberry is a fast-growing tree that any landscaper in Wisconsin can grow. It is cold hardy to even the most frigid parts of the states. Hackberry produces […]

Tree Pruning to ANSI Standards Most trees can be pruned year-round if appropriately pruned, However, certain pruning operations are easier to do in the winter, especially if the ground is frozen or the tree is not actively growing Tree Pruning to ANSI Standards Pruning is much more than the simple act of sawing off limbs. Proper pruning is an art based on scientific principles of plant physiology. At its most basic level, pruning trees involves removing damaged, dead, or structurally weak limbs, improving a tree’s health and reducing the chances of […]

Why Is Tree Work So Expensive? Why is tree work so expensive? I just want that one tree taken out, and I was quoted a price equal to: There are many different facets of tree work that have a wide range of costs, but let’s start with the most common expense: tree removal. It can be difficult to understand why removing a tree can cost so much. To the homeowner, the whole process should be as simple as “just cutting it down.” But to a qualified tree company, the work […]

Trees, Saws, and Ladders Don’t Mix In February 2016, a homeowner was seriously injured after falling from a ladder while trimming branches from a tree in Frederick, Oklahoma. The man was using a chainsaw to trim broken limbs from the trees around his home. One of the limbs he severed fell into his ladder, knocking it over and causing the man to fall 12 feet to the ground. The man was discovered by a neighbor, lying face down in the yard beneath the tree. The badly bent ladder and chainsaw […]

Reasons You Should Leave Tree Work to the Professionals For the “do-it-yourself” homeowner, outsourcing tree work may seem like an unnecessary expense. But in reality, the costs of tackling tree care on your own can run high – damaged property, hospital bills, and a ruined landscape aren’t cheap. Most homeowners simply don’t have the tools, knowledge, or experience necessary to attempt their own tree work safely. We hear many unfortunate stories each year of homeowners getting severely injured or killed while attempting this dangerous, and often misunderstood, work on their own. Here […]