SPRING 2018

A message from Jim ward 2018

ISA Certified Arborist PD-53
As we begin our 61st year in business, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our customer, for your continued business and loyalty. We continually work to improve our company to deliver the highest level of professional services for your trees and shrubs.

Plant Health Care News 2018

ISA Certified Arborist PD-704
White Prunicola Scale, Spotted Lantern Fly, Winter Injury, and Emerald Ash Borer.

Fran Ward Women in Arboriculture Scholarship Program

ISA Certified Arborist
We are proud to announce that the International Society of Arboriculture is accepting applications for the Fran Ward Scholarship for Women.

I swam the English Channel

Board Master Certified Arborist
Every year, I represent John B. Ward & Co. to all my clients. In 2017, I had the privilege of rep-resenting the company, and the United States, in another way: as a member of Channeling Greatness, a six-person relay team that completed a swim across the English Channel.

Importance of Water

Board Master Certified Arborist
An important fact most people may not know is that the symptoms of drought and the symptoms of overwatering are identical.

Replanting the Community Tree Canopy Post-Ash Tree Decline

ISA Certified Arborist PD-78
The native ash trees in North America, including Canada, are under attack from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). What began in southeastern Michigan in 2002 has spread to 31 states, including Pennsylvania.