How To Reduce The Risk of Storm Damage to Your Trees
Proactive Services to prepare your trees for Storms: Living in the Midwest, we are no strangers to strong storms throughout the year. These storms can seemingly pop up out of nowhere with torrential rains and damaging winds. It is quite common to have significant tree damage after these storms blow though an area. A single […]
Safe Practices Handling Storm Damaged Trees
Summertime is here in the Midwest which means thunderstorms and the potential for severe weather. Severe weather and trees are a bad combination, in many cases resulting in damage to the tree as well as surrounding structures or other targets. Summer can be of heightened risk as our deciduous trees have all their leaves, which […]
Read All About It! Todd Kramer’s article on Tree Removal using a Crane appears in the latest TCI Magazine
The October 2014 issue of the Tree Care Industry magazine features an article written by Todd Kramer, Production Operations Manager at Kramer Tree Specialists. This captivating article details the challenges of removing trees safely with the assistance of a large crane. A specific tree removal incident is explored in-depth and the issues that must be […]
Still Considering Tree Work this Winter?
Kramer Tree Specialists offers a 15% discount on certain tree work approved during the winter months or dormant season. The discounted dormant season services are pruning or trimming, tree removals and installation of cable bracing. The last date to receive this discount is March 1st, which is fast approaching! Call our office today to authorize […]
TCIA Magazine features article by Todd Kramer
Todd Kramer, director of Field Operations and Education at Kramer Tree Specialists, wrote a fascinating article that appears in the November 2012 issue of the Tree Care Industry Association magazine. “A Tale of Cranes, Communication and Electricity” details the challenges faced when removing a tree that required the use of equipment specifically adapted for the […]
Tip of the Week – You Love that Tree, but is it Time to say Goodbye?
Many of us have fond memories of certain trees that are special to us. Trees are living things that give us much more than typical tree functions. What we remember are the children’s tea parties held under the shade of a big Oak Tree, the Maple Tree planted in memory of a loved […]
Recent Storm Damage Cleanup
In 37 years of business in Illinois, KTS has not seen as much devastation, block after block and mile after mile of predominantly huge healthy trees, uprooted or split in the West Chicago area. To try and comprehend the stress and sadness of having downed trees on your home or your neighbor’s home, losing […]
Winter Tree Care & Why Hire a Certified Arborist?
In a recent issue of Landscape Management e-magazine, a Certified Arborist shares great tips on winter tree care. He discusses the benefits that trees and clients can assume: Prevention or risk reduction of damage to trees and home before a winter storm, early detection of structural issues and homeowner’s savings! To read more on this […]
TCI Expo 2011 Recap
It was another great success at this year’s TCI Expo in Hartford, Connecticut. Despite the snow and power outages throughout the State of Connecticut, the Expo went on and had a great attendance. The TCI Expo is an annual event put on by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and it displays all of the […]