Slabs & Lumber

Local Materials for Better Landscapes

Local Materials for Better Landscapes Local Materials for Better Landscapes. When it comes to improving your landscape, using quality materials can make all the difference. Whether you’re refreshing garden beds, planting new trees, or starting a backyard project, choosing the right materials helps create outdoor spaces that are both beautiful and long-lasting. At Johnson Ops Tree Care, we take pride in offering materials that come from right here in our local community. One of the things that makes our operation unique is that many of the products we offer are […]

Winter Work at Johnson Ops

Winter Work at Johnson Ops Winter Work at Johnson Ops, From Milling Lumber to Making Mulch and Nurturing our Nursery Trees. Wisconsin winters can bring tree work to a standstill. With freezing temperatures, icy conditions, and heavy snow, many outdoor tree care operations temporarily pause for safety and tree-health reasons. But at our company, the work doesn’t stop—we simply shift our focus. Instead of pruning and removals, winter becomes our time to create, build, and prepare for the coming year. We’re Proud to Be a Green, Sustainable Tree Care Company-Winter […]

What is a sawmill and how do you use it?

What is a sawmill and how do you use it? What is a sawmill and how do you use it? A sawmill, machine or plant with power-driven machines for sawing logs into rough-squared sections or into planks and boards. A sawmill may be equipped with planing, molding, tenoning, and other machines for finishing processes’ Use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensional lumber). The sawmill is simple to operate. The log lies flat on a […]

A Beautiful Snowy Day

A Beautiful Snowy Day You wake up to a beautiful snowy day, and it looks like it will keep snowing all day. Since you’re not particularly in the mood to bundle up and go outdoors, what should you do? Perhaps now is the right moment to begin that project you’ve been considering. Let’s construct the desk, table, or bar top you’ve been envisioning. Where do I begin? Let’s find a nice quality slab. At Johnson Ops Tree Care we offer a wide variety of Urban Kiln dried Slabs and Lumber, […]

2022 winter project-building bluebird houses

Winter Project 2022-Building Bluebird Houses

Winter Project 2022-Building Bluebird Houses We are working on a small project now that winter is here; stop by and see our bluebird houses, which we fashioned from local urban wood. Our Winter project 2022-building bluebird houses is a fun way to utilize the small lumber we have available as well as preserve the life of these beautiful birds. With their magnificent feathers, insectivorous diets, and beautiful songs, bluebirds make excellent backyard occupants. Any birder can become a bluebird landlord by positioning the perfect bluebird house in the best possible […]

What Happens to the Brush and Wood…

What Happens to the Brush and Wood… Your trees need to be pruned or perhaps removed, you contact Johnson Ops Tree Care to come to take care of them. The work gets done, your trees and yard look fantastic. What happens to the brush and wood… after it leaves your property? As members of the Wisconsin Urban Wood Network, we make every effort to use all available wood and brush. The major benefits of trees come from their strong, healthy development, but even once they are no longer able to […]

3 Uses for Kiln-Dried Lumber Slabs

What Are Kiln-Dried Lumber Slabs? Kilns are a type of oven used for wood processing. They’ve been around for a long time and are also used for pottery. Kiln-drying treatment is crucial as the wood from a tree can’t be used immediately after cutting it down. For the lumber to be usable, it needs to be properly processed to bring out its strength, flexibility, luster, and density, especially for building materials. After kiln-drying the wood, the slabs are very useful. However, keep in mind that it needs to be stored […]

Why Urban Slabs are the Eco-Friendly Choice Johnson-ops-tree-care

Check out our brand-new Urban Wood showroom!

Check out our brand-new Urban Wood showroom! (In progress) As members of the Urban Wood Network since 2018 which consists of A Network of Municipalities, Arborists, Sawmills, Suppliers, Manufacturers & Makers, Professionals, and Stakeholders We provide slabs and lumber that are regional, renewable resources with distinctive characteristics. When a tree is alive, it is at its peak worth. However, there are occasions when they must be removed due to various factors, including weather damage, insects, illness, or construction. As part of a commitment to sustainability, there is currently a trend to utilize […]

Walnut Lumber and Slabs

Walnut Lumber and Slabs We have just pulled the first load of 8/4 Walnut lumber out of the Kiln. At Johnson Ops Tree Care, our lumber consists of kiln-dried urban wood and slabs from trees we remove. This lumber does not come from logging. Stop by and check out our Walnut Lumber and Slabs as well as the different varieties we offer such as Ash, Elm, Hackberry, Honey locust, Pine, and Silver Maple. Do you have a project in mind or just want to browse, we are the place to come […]

2019 HOME SHOW AT THE ONALASKA OMNI CENTER

2019 HOME SHOW AT THE ONALASKA OMNI CENTER This year at the 2019 HOME SHOW AT THE ONALASKA OMNI CENTER. We showcased some of the slabs that we have available for sale. Our slabs consist of kiln-dried urban wood and slabs from trees we remove. This lumber does not come from logging. It was exciting to see the interest in them. We were also able to answer some questions on trees, and get the word out that we will have trees for sale on our site this Spring as well as to […]