Spring Has Sprung – 2019 Plant Health Care Renewals are in the mail!
There may still be snow on the ground and a cold nip in the air, but Spring is certainly coming soon! Us Chicagoans have endured a long hard winter and plant health care renewal proposals are a sure sign of Spring coming soon! Who needs a gopher when you have Kramer Tree Specialists and plant […]
Ice on my branches!
It is very tempting to want to remove ice or snow accumulation on your tree branches or shrubs. It’s almost as tempting as it is to pop the bubble packaging after opening your new toy that you just brought home. Resisting this urge is highly beneficial for the health of your trees or shrubs and/or […]
It’s Winter: Should Tree Care Hibernate too?
I don’t believe I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like the fall season in some way. Temperatures are cooling, pesky insects are slowly going away, and of course trees are showing their wonderful fall color To follow this epic season is winter; a wonderful time of snow, sleet, bitter cold, wind and less daylight. With […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Your Trees!
Today is the final day of 2018 and many resolutions are being made for the upcoming new year. Maintaining good health and wellness are always great, but don’t forget about the trees in your landscape and our communities as well! Here are 5 great resolutions to make going into 2019 for the trees in your […]
DIY or Hire a Professional?
With home ownership comes the responsibility of caring for the home, both inside and out. Many small tasks can easily be accomplished by the home owner and don’t require the services of a professional. Tree care is similar to other home duties. General maintenance, such as changing the filters on your furnace are easily completed […]
Arbor-Culture: Traveling
My career as a climbing arborist has given me many opportunities to meet people from all over the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Being a competitor and a volunteer for the International Society of Arboriculture’s International Tree Climbing Championship has been a great experience to meet some of the most progressive climbing arborists in […]
With Autumn comes Holiday Lighting
Amazingly enough, it is the time of year we begin to send out our holiday lighting proposals and some of our larger installations have already begun! It has been a pleasure over the past ten years now working with our clients and helping to bring some holiday cheer. We have come a long way since […]
Why are there giant cobwebs in my tree?
You may think your tree somehow magically became decorated for Halloween a little earlier than expected, but in all actuality, you likely have tent caterpillars. There are two types of these that we typically see in Illinois and other parts of the Midwest, Eastern Tent Caterpillar and Fall Webworm. They show up in the Spring […]
Why is my tree’s leaves changing color before the Fall?
The vibrant sea of reds, yellows and oranges in the Fall season is one of the best nature scenes of the year. The beautiful colors are a major draw for color touring tourists throughout the Midwest and Northeast parts of our country as well as many other areas. The timing of this typically ranges from […]
Building a new deck? Don’t forget about your trees
Summer is the time of year that we get the chance to do that outdoor construction project we’ve been dreaming of. Adding that new deck onto the house or redesigning an existing outdoor area. Most often these projects involve digging into the ground and being constructed around our existing trees in our landscape. This type […]