Tree & Shrub Care

Fall is a great time of year for many trees, especially those with gorgeous fall color. We share our favorite trees with the best fall colors that do well in the eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey areas.

Did you know that pruning trees in winter has many benefits? In some cases, it's the only time of year to prune safely. Here are the details ...

18 reasons why you should plant a tree today! Learn the social, health, economic, and environmental benefits of trees in urban and suburban communities.

During the summer, trees sometimes suffer from heat stress. In this article, we go over what exactly it is, how you can spot it, and how you can keep your trees healthy and stress-free throughout the worst of the summer heat.

If woodpeckers are drilling holes in your trees it's likely to indicate a much bigger problem, such as an insect infestation or dying tree. For example, it's often the first visible sign of EAB infestation in ash trees. Find out why and how woodpeckers peck trees and what you can do about it.

It doesn’t take a trained tree expert to spot a bad pruning job but it does take one to do the job right. Unfortunately, we're often called in to fix a DIY pruning job gone wrong - and sometimes we even have to remove the tree entirely because it can't be saved. If you plan to do some tree pruning around your property (or hire someone to do it for you), here’s a list of the top 6 tree pruning mistakes and how you can avoid making them.

Do your fruit trees have a lot of fruit each year, or are there just a few here and there? Are they healthy, or do they need constant spraying to keep disease and insects at bay? Fruit trees, including apples, pears, peaches, plums and others, need regular pruning to stay healthy and provide you with plentiful fruit. And believe it or not, that pruning is best done in late winter or early spring.

New customers often want to know why their tree is dying - and the answer is often the same... You've probably seen many cases of a mulching technique called "mulch volcanoes". You may have even done it yourself. But did you know that it could be the reason why your tree is dying?

One of the things you might want to consider doing this spring is rejuvenation pruning (basically, cutting shrubs down to the ground). Done every three to five years, this extreme method of pruning can rejuvenate an overgrown or unsightly shrub. But, to be successful, it should be done at the right time, in the right way, and to the right shrubs.

We're often asked to recommend a good tree to plant in your yard. Here are our 6 top choices for great-looking trees for properties in central NJ/PA.

Heavy snow and ice, as well as frozen soil conditions, can damage cherished trees and shrubs in residential landscapes. Even areas without major snowfall experience high winds and huge fluctuations in temperatures during winter. But homeowners can lessen the adverse effects of winter weather with preventive maintenance.

While you can’t change the weather, you can make sure your winter landscape still catches your eye. How? By planting these shrubs and trees with striking bark and branches, winter fruit, early flowers, and attractive deciduous forms!