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TenBarge Arbor Care wants to help with your trees. Better tree health and protection is becoming a bigger issue with the threats of insect destruction from Emerald Ash Borer, Horned Oak Gall, Japanese Beetles, and Bark Beetle on white pines. Urban landscapes are forcing trees to grow and prosper in a tougher environment than a natural forest.
We offer our services to homeowners, landscape operators, commercial businesses and developers, and utility companies.
Tree fertilization and bio-stimulant applications are performed using only state-of-the-art equipment and the highest quality materials available, in accordance with industry accepted “Best Management Practices.” Several factors such as site conditions, tree species, history and general health are taken into account before a treatment program is recommended. Our priorities for these programs are healthy trees and satisfied clients.
TenBarge Arbor Care offers a complete program for tree preservation on wooded lots during development. The key to preserving these trees is the prevention of damage to not only the trees roots, but also to the original soil conditions these roots are growing in. This means that the protective measures need to be in place before any other site work begins! Remedial efforts after the damage is done are usually less than 20% effective.
The most common misconception about root systems is that they are a mirror image of the canopy, growing straight down, deeply into the soil. The fact is that almost all of a trees root system is in the top 12 inches of soil, with the majority of these in the top 6 inches! Tree roots can also extend out a great distance from the tree. It is not unusual to find roots from a tree 2 to 3 times as far away from the tree as it is tall! Visualize a wine glass sitting on a dinner plate, and you will have a good reference as to what a tree root system looks like.
The canopy of the tree must also be taken into account. Far too many trees are permanently damaged or disfigured by construction workers trying to get enough clearance to do their work.
We begin the preservation process with a pre-construction consultation. During this time the site is accessed and recommendations for the use of various preservation techniques are made, including mulching, root zone treatments, trunk spraying & aeration.
In some cases trees cannot be preserved due to the overall impacts of the development process, and in other cases trees can be moved to another on-site location. All these options and decisions must be made before any construction begins. Our Certified Arborist has the knowledge and experience to recommend the right program for your property.
We can recommend the best tree for the location, site conditions and the desired effect. We offer advice for proper tree planting techniques which include hole size, shape and preparation, sanding, mulching, staking, root stimulation and trunk spraying. Follow-up tree maintenance programs are available to insure good tree health and proper growth and development. Your tree will selected by our Certified Arborists from the inventory of a local grower who has a proven record of supplying superior nursery stock.
TenBarge Arbor Care provides a wide variety of specialty tree care services to help improve the health, stability and longevity of trees in the urban forest including: