When it comes to trimming a large hedge it is best to rely on a reputable tree service company with a licensed arborist. We are licensed arborists and can legally trim trees. Landscapers and tree removal companies do not have the licensing and training to trim trees. Often when someone says “Licensed and Insured” what…
LaPila Arborists takes down a large tree in Andover, CT We received a call from some very nice folks in Andover about pruning their fruit trees. While we were taking a look at the apples, peaches and cherry trees I we happened to notice a large locust with a split in the main trunk. The…
Should I hire an arborist to prune my trees? We look at trees everyday. Most people will not notice the difference of proper vs improper pruning but that doesn’t mean it is not important to do it correctly. Sometimes improper pruning is easy to spot with huge stubs sticking out of a trunk. Other times…
We found an interesting situation on the upper pond trail in Rocky Hill. It may not look like much in the picture but there were actually one 18 inch diameter leader and a whole tree suspended in another tree over the trail at about 65 feet up. This was a very hazardous situation. It was…
The short answer is “yes”. By trimming your hedge or shrubs once per year the wound cut created from trimming is much smaller and seals over much more quickly than on a larger stem. Think of it like a tree. If you top a tree by taking off its branches down to a large limb…
We are your local tree service ready to serve you! A little about our company. We are based out of Rocky Hill, have been in business for 13 years. We started out as a landscaping company which did a lot of tree work and became a tree service company which also still does some landscaping….
We have an excavator and can dig out just about any stump you need gone. Storm blown trees are no problem. Here is a pic of a job where we dug out hundreds of stumps. This is just one of many. The hole was bigger than the machine.
Pruning before bud break can be a great time to wrangle an untamed tree. It is easier to spot deadwood in the canopy and there is also less mess to clean up once everything is on the ground because there are no leaves. Disease pressure is also low with the cold temperatures. So visibility, ease…
Some nice folks in Cromwell lost two ash trees to EAB and were looking to replace them. Once the job was scheduled and new trees decided upon we wasted no time. We had to relocate our new trees in order to give them enough space from the utilities. We just love paperbark maple trees. They…
We work on trees of all shapes and sizes. Not everything is a mamajama. Here is a picture of a cherry tree we pruned the other day in Middletown. Done from a stepladder. A few hours earlier we pruned an oak tree with the bucket truck. That is quite diverse. We can assist you with…