Fertilizing

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Trees growing in their natural habitat should have access to all of the minerals they need to survive and grow.  Anything you can do to mimic that habitat can reduce the need for fertilizer.  This may include letting leaves remain on the ground in the fall instead of raking them up.  Chances are, though, that despite your best efforts, the need for fertilizer will not be entirely eliminated.

Most trees experience a single flush of growth during spring followed by slower growth throughout the summer and fall. Because of this single flush of growth, it is desirable to have nutrients available to the tree as this growth is about to occur. The most beneficial time to apply fertilizer is from when the ground is workable in the spring until just before trees start growing in early May. On sandy soils, applications should be split, half in early spring and half in mid- to late May.

During the growing season, fertilizing can help a tree overcome mineral deficiencies and fight off infections.  If you are fertilizing in mid- to late summer, avoid formulations high in nitrogen as this will just promote weak, new growth that may be easily damaged in the winter.

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Tree Disease

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Trees are living organisms that also get sick such as humans, many do do to temperature changes, its surroundings and other events not native of the area. 

Tree disease can be spread on footwear, vehicle wheels, tools and machinery, by transplanting infected plants or also in rain, mists and air currents. 

Arborists are tree doctors who can diagnose and treat many types of trees. 

Common Diseases in the northeast are: Dutch, phloem necrosis, wilt, anthracnose, cedar rust, leaf spot, leaf blister, mildew, sooty molds, diplodia tip blight, cytospora canker.

Trees aren't just exposed to diseases but also to small pests.

Other diseases of regions: here

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Have You Ever Wonder How They Name Hurricanes and Storms?

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The actual system isnt complicated everything is based on latitude and longitude of a storm which is how the meteorologists track them, but they needed a system to recognize them.  

Back in 1953, the National Weather Service needed to tell the public which storm and the way of such so they picked up the tradition of the naval meteorologist of naming the storms after women just like they used to with ships but in 1979 male names were included.
Usually storm names get recycle but due to the impact some make and all the disaster they cause  hey think is not appropriate to repeat certain names so they take those particular names off the list.  
2013 Storm names are :
Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van & Wendy



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Problems After Sandy

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It's been already 2 Months since the Sandy Hurricane hit the East Coast, but many problems seem to be still here not going away for many residents. The accumulation of debris its a big problem, stumps not being removed yet and garbage disposal are the main problems of why this hasn't gone away yet.

When a natural disaster like sandy occurs security goes first, emergencies go on the top of the list , the most important thing is to secure that no one gets hurt and the most dangerous situations get fixed first. The problem is that many emergencies happened at the same time and the minor and last details after a while are amounting.

Problem #1 Some debris hasn't been picked up and still on the streets because the town isn't coming around soon enough. Well what you can do its make sure you and your neighbors are on top of the town but sometimes there is certain debris that they wont pick up. Debris being picked up from tree companies may be taking a little bit of time too and also depending on when you go the job done, after a natural disaster for everything to be taken away 100% can even take up to 4 weeks.

Problem #2  Sumps not being removed yet, well this one should be the least of the problems although they arent good for the view te emergency is gone, the fallen tree. There is aproximatelly 3,000 to 4,000 stumps to be removed in NY. These will be taken down is an slower pace.  


Problem #3   Garbage disposal, This is the main cause of why problem #1 and problem #2 still exist...there is no place to throw out debris. All the places where the goverment and tree companies dispose all the garbage and full. In many places like in Floyd Bennett Field started burning out debris. The American Lung Association is against this while the enviromental office says its the safest alternative we have. The only way this can be solved unfortunatelly its with time and contacting the goverment so they can help long island to get rid of the debris problem.

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Thank You

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WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR USING OUR SERVICES DURING HURRICANE SANDY.

We tried and keep trying to help as many people as we could during these hard times. We want to recognize and thank eveyone who was understanding and patient to know the challenge that we all were faced with.

With all this being said this service is from the people for the people because at the end of the day we are here for you.

We will continue our efforts to give you the best service, reliable and costumer service. 

-AAA TREE SERVICE

We want to share some of the photos taken by our crew during hurricane sandy October 29, 2012.

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Make Sure You Are Protected

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This past October 29th when Hurricane sandy hit, many companies were put through a test. The test of reliability, while many companies showed their true colors other prevailed.

One of the best things that you can do for your self, as it seems its getting more common to face natural disasters in our areas (Irene 2011, Sandy 2012) , we should take notes and know what steps to take so thing doesn't happen to us ever again.

Make sure you have a good insurance and know what the insurance covers, study every single clause. As it was learned after sandy many houses didn't even know if they houses were protected for natural disasters. Others had many troubles because insurances didn't respond to them as it was needed and many didn't even know what action to take or didn't even know how to process an insurance claim.

Make sure you have coverage of natural disasters, including tree removal. This although more expensive will be better than having to pay for the damage out of pocket at the end of the day because you weren't covered for it.  

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Videos of recent Jobs after Sandy

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Avoid Being Scammed after a Hurricane

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When a natural disaster just like sandy happens the last thing that some homeowners may think is why would someone out there would be trying to take advantage out of someone who is in such helpless situation? but unfortunately you see it happening all the time, people trying to benefit from someones misfortune.

There are ways on how you can avoid this happening to you, we know many times is hard to focus on all the things that are happening at the time with a cold perspective, but following these simple steps you will avoid anyone taking advantage.

New York General Eric Schneiderman  gave steps and what you need to do after a hurricane happens.

1. Check with you insurance company: Make sure that before the disaster happens that you will be covered by your insurance and which are the steps to follow after a disaster to be ready ahead and not do everything last minute when other people are trying to do the same at the same time. 
2. Do your homework and investigate the person you will hire: Make sure they have a license to operate, insurance and they can do the job you require them to do. 
3. You can ask them for estimates in writing: the best way to go about it is by asking them to fax it directly to your insurance company, this way the process will be shorten and move faster just make sure that the work that will be provided is well specified in details. 
4. Know you customer rights and remember your customer responsibilities too.
5. Always use a local contractor: Verify this contractors aren't "Here today and Gone Tomorrow," local contractors may be high on demand but its better to be safe than sorry. "You don't usually find legitimate contractors knocking on doors offering to do this sort of thing" if you see someone doing that, its a big red flag!!! 
6. Don't Pay all the money before they start the job: Legit contractors know the business and know that paying all up front can be difficult, do payments like half before start and the other half after the job is finished, this way you are protecting your assets and good contractors will know its a proper way to do business 
7. Check your town's tree removal requirements: Although many times they tend to be waved when a disaster such sandy occurs but its good you ask just in case. 

*As a personal advise make sure your case is an emergency, many times we have to realize that although we all have our own priorities there is always someone who can be in worse situation than us, try not to panic. 
Tree companies want to help everyone but its understandable that many situations can be worse than others and it may take sometime for them to come around due to the high demand after a natural disaster.
Just remember that is not the same a tree inside someone's residence, than a tree that felt on the lawn on a back yard so please be understandable, patient and use common sense, this will help you to not be a victim of a scam*

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AUTUMN CLEAN UP

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When seasons change we all love the change and mix of colors, but this beauty can only last for a bit when we realize these leaves will fall and we will have to clean up. They can be cleaned through blowing, raking or vacuuming.

When cleaning and putting all the leaves together we recommend concentrated areas suck as under trees, inside fences or the crook of an l-wing on a house, where the leaves stay there and don't have another place to go.

Try to just not blow them , you can add carbon dioxide which reduces other nutrients to the environment.

Leaves can damage for homes, cars but specially roofs. 

To prevent this you should trim your branches so that leaves don't fall on your roof, the perfect time for pruning is before leaves start falling which eliminates the work in advance.

To lighten cleaning loads for the leaves that do land on the roof, consider covering gutters with chicken wire or commercial gutter screens. 

5 ways to get rid of leaves after collected would be compost them, make leaf mold, mulch, hoard them or mow them.

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SANDY

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A Hurricane Is a strong tropical storm forming in a circle shape. Hurricane sandy is expected to mix with the west cold air and become bigger and stronger going towards the northeast area, however in these type of occasions the best thing for you and your family its be protected. Which can make an imminence difference is how ready you are for a natural disaster such as this. Sandy could bring heavy rain, hurricane force wind gusts, power outages, beach erosion and coastal flooding.

FEMA has released steps to follow which recommends to build a kit for your basic necessities during a natural disaster. 

Make sure you know all the shelters located in your area as well. 

FEMA recommends:

Flashlight, Batteries
to turn off utilities such as gas
Local maps
Cell phone with chargers, inverted or solar charger" and only to use them for emergency calls to save battery.
Fill your tank with gas, be ready to evacuate if you have to

For personal use don't forget: 

Water at least 1 gallon per person
Food and provisions for at least  2 days, food needs to be non-perishable such as canned food and dont forget the manual can oppener
First aid kit
Supplies personal sanitation

Never forget important documents, birth certificates, insurance policies, deeds or Id's.

To protect your property close windows & doors, you can board them up with 5'8 plywood.

Make a Family Emergency Plan

FEMA's advicing everyone to make a family plan for emergencies, sharing information like addresses and phone numbers to keep with them at all times. 

last but not least protect your pets!

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Best and Safest Trees To Plant On Your Home

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If you are looking to plant a tree on your property the first question that comes to mind is which tree will be the best to suit your property.  We should start with the fact that the tree you plant needs to be a native of Region.  Uncommon species may get ruined with time and cause other problems like insects, disease or brittle... and also kill other plants to its surrounding as well as not lasting long.  Make sure that you also pick a tree depending on your yard size.
Lets also estate that there is no such thing as a perfect tree because all of them have different characteristics sometimes, a tree can grow slower or faster than expected. 
Just have in mind that trees also need up-keeping, many times a tree can die by not giving it the correct care and maintenance, this can harm it forever. 

Some of the most common and safest trees anyone can plant are:

• White Oak Tree
• Maple 
• Cider Maple
• Red Oak Maple
• American Holly
• American Elm

The main Reason why these trees can be your best bet is because these trees tend to have long roots under grown, they grow strong and firm. The roots develop and make it safe for you to have them around because you know they will be more danger proof than other trees such as Pines.


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Do Your Trees Have Any Hazardous Defects?

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It is important to recognize hazardous defects that there may be in your trees.  Trees surrounding your home in your back and front yard should be checked annually and especially after severe storms. Trees can split, crack, fall or break to the point of defect. They also can be extremely hazardous in the sense when they can fall and damage and destroy its surroundings.

Safety should be your main priority when assessing your trees and checking for defects or any potential hazards. Some potential defects or hazards include: 

-Broken or loose branches

-Trunks or branches with missing bark

-Leaning trees and other root problems

-Weak branch connections

-Cracks and splits

-Dead wood

-Evidence of significant decay

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