Ash trees ash trees save your ash trees Rochester!

This leafy, cooling, pleasing green canopy is entirely made up of ash trees. Can you imagine life on this street without these lovely trees? In about 2-3 years that's just what the residents of this street south of Rochester will face if they don't treat their trees to prevent infestation by Emerald Ash Borer. It's prime time to treat right now in June. Let's act and save some ash!

Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week May 23-30

How would this street in West Henrietta look and feel without this lush, green leafy canopy of ash trees? The residents are going to find out within the next 3-5 years if they do not act to treat their trees against infestation by Emerald Ash Borer. The beetle has been discovered about 3 miles away in Scottsville, NY which means it has already deposited larvae in these trees. As there is no natural defense, this means certain death for every one of these trees. There are several proven treatments to save ash trees - contact a Certified Arborist today to save your ash!

tree death

I saw this shocking sight in the City of Rochester over the weekend. Someone sure hates this tree and has decided to take matters into their own hands to cause it's death. There should be some kind of penalty for this action.....

fresh mulch = spring

Fresh mulch and sunshine! Both have been hard to come by here in the Rochester area this April. We've had record rainfall this spring which has made it difficult to clean gardens, cut new edges and apply fresh mulch. It sure makes a difference though for freshening up the garden, not to mention weed control and moisture retention!

EAB - the time is coming!

Attention homeowners, citizens and town officials in the Rochester area! Beginning with the warm weather we expect to occur sometime soon, it will be time to inject ash trees to prevent or limit infestation by Emerald Ash Borer. In mid-May, as the leaves of the ash trees are beginning to unfurl, conditions are prime for certified arborists to begin injecting ash trees. Let's work together to save our ash trees instead of cutting them down!

For more information please see the Emerald Ash Borer page on our website: summittreeandlandscape.com

Water! The Fingerlakes! Lake Ontario!

I'm really enjoying learning how to navigate and use Twitter. I'm following astronaut Douglas Wheeler who posted this photo of the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario from space. What a great place we live! We must take measures to preserve our environment and save our water. How can we help as individuals? From turning off the water when we brush our teeth to using water carefully in the garden by using rain barrels and soaker hoses, we can all work together to keep our water clean. Today environmentalists are travelling to Albany to present their views on hydrofracturing. What are your views?

So sad!

Here is a photo of a park in Ohio where the city has decided to remove these ash trees. They will replace the trees, but it will take many many years for the new trees to achieve this height and provide shade to the park. If they decided to treat these trees they could be saved and the park as well as the environment would benefit.