65 years… and looking ahead

Jim Ward ISA Certified Arborist PD-53

As we enter 2022, I reflect on our company which my father, John B. Ward, started in 1957. Times change and things evolve, but the basic principles on which he founded the business remain steadfast. Treat clients honestly. Always do the best work possible. Treat co-workers with respect and understanding. Sixty-five years later, those simple rules still hold true.

Plant Health Care 2022

Chris Ward ISA Certified Arborist PD-704

White Prunicola Scale, Spotted Lanternfly, Emerald Ash Borer

The Benefits of Mulch

Matthew Ward ISA Certified Arborist PD-1673

Mulch instantly gives a finished, beautiful appearance to your landscape. However, quality mulch provides trees and plants many benefits beyond aesthetics.

Yellowwood in Bryn Mawr

Matthew Ward ISA Certified Arborist PD-1673

About five years ago we were asked to work on a yellowwood tree growing close to a patio in Bryn Mawr.

Hypoxylon Canker

Hugh Darlington Board Certified Master Arborist

Hypoxylon canker is a disease that appears as a dead lesion on limbs, branches, and trunks of affected trees.

Callery Pear

Ken LeRoy ISA Certified Arborist PD-78

I remember the Bradford Callery pear trees along South Street in Philadelphia. Planted in the 1960s, they created an allée of dark-trunked, white-flowered magic in May. They have all been removed. Today, many nurseries no longer distribute the tree and some states have banned the planting of this aggressive, invasive, non-native species.