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SPRING 2014

A Message from Jim Ward 2014

Jim Ward

ISA Certified Arborist PD-53

As we begin our 57th year in business, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our customer, for your continued business and loyalty. We continually strive to improve our company so that we can deliver the highest level of professional services for your trees and shrubs.

Generations

Plant Health Care 2014

Chris Ward

ISA Certified Arborist PD-704

Voles, Japanese Beetles, and Emerald Ash Borer.

This stately elm tree is perfectly located in the center of the driveway. The canopy receives full sunlight to the southern exposure and grows significantly every year. We perform outer canopy pruning every other year, and inside the canopy we have installed six steel cables with eyebolts to reduce the exposure for limb failure. This is one of my favorite trees in the community.

Large Tree Pruning

Matthew Ward

ISA Certified Arborist PD-1673

Philadelphia’s Main Line community has a true appreciation for horticulture and the majestic trees that dominate our landscape. An important component of a tree preservation program is periodic tree pruning.

The grouping of three Nellie Stevens Holly trees. The tree on the left is underperforming.

Root Crown Excavation

Matthew Ward

ISA Certified Arborist PD-1673

A client in Radnor has three nice Nellie Stevens Holly trees growing in the front yard.

Tree Cabling

Hugh Darlington

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist

Tree Cabling: Installation of a steel strand/rope (etc.), between limbs or leaders, to limit movement or to provide supplemental support. (ANSI)

Ice Load Damage on Trees

Ken LeRoy

ISA Certified Arborist PD-78

Last February was one of the most severe tree damaging weather events we can remember.