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Storm Surge Causing Delayed Tree Defoliation on Long Island!

May 21, 2013 / Leave a comment

At Fox Tree we are seeing a serious and disturbing problem at properties that had salt water incursion from Super Storm Sandy. Trees that appeared healthy in early spring, with well-formed buds and no apparent storm damage, have opened their buds and pushed out new foliage. Within days, the leaves...
Attack of the Bloodsucking Fiends!

May 8, 2013 / Leave a comment

The east end and , indeed, all of Long Island is currently experiencing a major outbreak of ticks, especially lone star ticks. Black-legged deer ticks have long been a problem and are known carriers of Lyme Disease. Lone Star ticks are also vectors of diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted...
Time to Fertilize Your Trees!

March 27, 2013 / Leave a comment

Winter storms, salt damage, poor soil, stress, slow growth, poor planting – there are dozens of reasons why we recommend a spring fertilization for your trees and woody ornamentals this year! We like spring feedings because they come at a natural point in the life-cycle of trees when they are...
Monitoring: What You Don’t See Is What’s Gonna Get You!

March 20, 2013 / Leave a comment

Monitoring for insects and disease is an integral part of creating an effective Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for your trees. However, it is equally if not more important to check your landscape for a number of cultural problems that will cause woody ornamentals to decline. These include soil problems...
Timing is Everything: Why We Monitor for Insects & Disease

March 13, 2013 / 1 Comment

At Fox Tree Service our guys are trained to inspect properties thoroughly before beginning any applications and our arborists go to customers’ properties throughout the season to check trees and woody ornamentals for signs of insects and fungal plant diseases. A customer recently e-mailed us to ask us why? “I’m...
Why We Like Dormant Oil Treatments

March 6, 2013 / Leave a comment

Dormant horticultural oil applications to trees and woody ornamentals can be very useful to help control insect and disease problems. The treatment can be done once or twice a year during the dormant seasons in early spring and late fall. We try to do our first spring treatment in March,...
Winter Damage to Trees: What You Can Do

February 27, 2013 / Leave a comment

This winter has caused a lot of damage to ornamental trees of all different types, from salt injury to white pines and other salt-intolerant evergreens, to wind damage from Super Storm Sandy and subsequent winter storms, to damage caused by heavy, wet snow from the record setting February blizzard....
Winter Isn’t Over Yet! Hazard Trees Are Still Dangerous

February 21, 2013 / Leave a comment

Even though we’ve weathered Super Storm Sandy and the February record blizzard, winter is still not over. It’s important to take care of hazard tree problems before any future storms occur, rather than when your house has been trashed or your driveway blocked. We’ve already seen large trees toppled over...
The Importance of Dormant Oil

February 15, 2013 / Leave a comment

Prevention is vital in controlling insect pests and diseases on ornamental trees and shrubs as well as fruit trees. One of the most effective, proven methods is to treat woody ornamentals during the dormant season with horticultural oil to reduce over-wintering pest and disease organisms. Horticultural oil is considered a...
Will We Have an Outbreak of Insects in 2013?

February 1, 2013 / Leave a comment

Scientists are predicting a potential outbreak of tree damaging insects in the upcoming year(s) both in tracts of forests and in urban landscapes due to climate change and stress caused by weather events like super storm Sandy. Eastern white pines, spruces and fir trees have all been badly hurt by...