ISA Certified Arborist, New Jersey Certified Tree Expert. What’s the Difference?
Are you an arborist? I get asked that question almost every day. I then reply, “Yes, I consider myself an arborist. I am a New Jersey Certified Tree Expert.” The homeowner then responds, “but are you an arborist?”. I would then have to spend 20 minutes explaining what I am and how it ranks compared […]
Tree Plantings: Just for Landscapers?
In the past two weeks I have planted over 45 trees. The picture to the left is of one of those plantings in Fair Lawn, NJ. An unfortunate trend in our industry is that landscapers plant the trees and the arborists maintain them after they establish. The trend is wrong because most of the problems […]
Crown Reduction; Topping a Tree the Right Way
Today I made an image of a job that my crew and I accomplished the other day. The job description was to make the tree “smaller”. Crown reduction is the specific term on how to make a tree smaller. Please do not confuse this term with “topping”. Topping is a negligent way to get the […]
My Explanation of the Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licenseing Act
For awhile now I have been avoiding to write about subjects that really affect my industry. These subjects can get very deep and I can become opinionated about them. I am taking a leap of faith and will start to bring more subjects to the table. Last week I attended a meeting about the Tree […]
A Tree’s Worst Enemy : Asian Long-horned Beetle
I get asked all the time, “My trees are covered with bugs! How do I get rid of them?” Most of the time it’s hard to answer that question, because the answer is simple. Trees have bugs in them, and will always have bugs in them, deal with it. There is a balance in our […]
The Ameican Chestnut, and it’s Demise
The leaf you see to the right is that of an American Chestnut (Castanea dentata). I found this leaf last year in an Arbortoreum in Wyckoff, NJ. The American Chestnut is one of the most rare trees that you could find in this area. It wasn’t always so hard to find. The tree used to […]
The Christmas Tree
Merry Christmas everyone! I’m going to take a break from my normal blog to bring you some holiday history. Since I’m a tree guy, the only thing that came to mind was the Christmas tree. I knew it was a holiday tradition, but why? This is what I found out. The most common and consistent […]
First Official Blog Post
Welcome to my first, official, Blog post. I never imagined the overwhelming response I would get from starting this Blog. After my last post on Facebook, our traffic more than tripled. So I decided to take matters more seriously and start an addition to our website. I’m going to try and do a writeup every […]
Winter
Winter is upon us once again, and just like every year tree work slows down, but is tree work really seasonal? I have pondered that question and have tried to relay to the public that tree work can be done 12 months out of the year. It continues that winter is our slowest season, when […]