Skilled care is essential to tree health. Urban forest management is equal parts art and science and must be performed with great care to ensure a thriving landscape. What does a city arborist do in Arborwell’s West Coast region to ensure each tree’s safety, value, and beauty in the coastal urban landscape?
Have seemingly endless water restrictions left you thirsty for another solution to your irrigation shortfalls? Proactive tree care in our drought can cut down on water use. Keep your irrigation needs in check with these tips for responsible water management.
The benefits of enlisting the help of an arborist in parks and forests are clear. However, in urban environments, you may overlook the advantages of partnering with a skilled arborist. Yet, in this environment, an arborist’s role can be even more crucial – benefitting the trees and city residents. What does a city arborist do?
Towering redwood trees make quite an impact and are beloved by residents and visitors alike. Robust and long-lived, these large trees suffer comparatively few issues, though they’re not problem-free. What are the challenges with caring for redwood trees on your San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco, or Seattle property? Be on the lookout for these red flags.
Hayward, CA – January 13, 2020 – Arborwell Professional Tree Management, the west coast tree management experts, announced their merger with SavATree this week. SavATree, the industry leader in professional tree and shrub care, was founded in 1978 and has been providing outstanding tree & shrub care ever since. This merger will allow both companies to grow together through combined knowledge and resources.
The first impression people have of your grounds can significantly impact your business, reflecting how you manage daily operations and how much you care for the environment. Reap the significant benefits of lush, inviting landscaping with professional landscape tree services for your Bay Area commercial property or estate. Your investment in grounds care will deliver extraordinary benefits.
At Arborwell, our ISA certified tree care professionals service Bay Area and Seattle city forests of all shapes and sizes. The trees growing beside HOAs and apartments, near retail centers, corporate campuses, and parks, endure a lot of abuse. They suffer from their proximity to large buildings and swaths of pavement, damage from people and cars, drought and weather extremes, poor drainage, and untended pest infestation and disease. When city budget cuts leave city trees without the arborist care they so desperately need, it leads to serious consequences for both plants and people
The High Cost of Severely Neglected City Trees
The Arborwell team understands that neglecting the care of city trees costs far more in the long run than providing routine maintenance. Most of the emergency maintenance calls we attend to present far more in liability risk than proper tree care. Are these tree care issues putting your business at risk?
Dying, disease, and pest-ridden trees pose a serious safety risk. Left unaddressed, they can fall on vehicles, buildings, and pedestrians, leaving property owners and city governments liable for damage and injury.
Fallen limbs from trees with heavy overgrowth can damage power lines, causing outages. They can also block roadways, obstructing access.
Unattended roots can crack and lift sidewalks and roadways, necessitating costly pavement repairs.
You can avoid these emergency issues with a minimal investment in timely care. At Arborwell, our plant health care experts can ensure your trees remain healthy and sustainable, benefitting the community.
Maximizing the Benefits of City Trees
Trees are a key part of a happy, healthy urban environment. City trees clean the air and water, offer welcome shade, and reduce stormwater runoff. They serve as a habitat for area wildlife, combat the urban heat island effect, and provide a relaxing, natural ambiance for residents to enjoy. If only for a bit of routine maintenance, they could live much longer, healthier lives, increasing in value as they age.
Keeping Up with Tree Care Responsibilities
Our knowledgeable arborists know that city trees don’t require intensive maintenance. In fact, they need less care as they mature. With a thorough evaluation, our experienced staff can develop a long term, proactive plan for your city trees with your budgetary needs in mind. We offer comprehensive services, including:
Pruning trees to reduce risk from fallen limbs
Cleaning up following storm damage
Clearing branches or trees that block or pose a hazard to structures and utilities
Removing and replacing dead trees
Quickly identifying and treating diseased or pest-ridden trees and mitigating spread
Addressing nutrient deficiencies
Removing invasive species
Improving species and age diversity of the trees on your grounds
You require preventative health checkups with your doctor annually. Trees need the same level of proactive care. Is it time to schedule a primary care visit from one of our ISA certified arborists? Contact Arborwell Professional Tree Management to schedule an evaluation and start caring for the city trees on your San Jose, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Seattle, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Hayward, or Oakland property today.
This year’s mild winter and wet early spring has encouraged many insect pests so far this spring. One of the worst types are aphids, which seem to be abundant already. There are many types of aphids and they attack many of our most common and popular trees including: Crape myrtle, crabapple, birch, hackberry, hawthorn, maple, oak, strawberry tree, tulip tree and of course roses, too. Aphids produce an inordinate amount of a sticky liquid called honeydew. With the population of aphids so abundant so early in the season, it will be very important to protect trees soon if you have not done so already.
Slowing down aphid populations after they have become a messy problem is possible, but is usually more costly and usually involves washing off sidewalks or paved areas too. To protect your trees from aphids or other pests, fill out the form below to contact your Arborwell arborist for a comprehensive protection plan.