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Seasonal Tree Care

Leaf Recycling: Should I rake my leaves, or leaf them alone?

It’s Saturday morning and you finally have time to tackle that around the house to-do list. Between vacuuming and changing that flickering light bulb, you add, “rake the leaves.” This may be the one task you can cross off your list without completing… Read more to find out why! 

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Community

The 2021 Eco-Friendly Gift Guide

Let all your holiday shopping worries fall to the wayside! This complete guide offers insight to the best services to protect your trees and shrubs, keeping them healthy and protected this new year. These solutions serve as the best gift to your plants and your loved ones! 

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Seasonal Tree Care

Winter Protection for Your Trees: How to avoid the burn

Welcome winter! This is the time of year RTEC encourages our customers to start thinking about winter protection for their plants. Those first hard frosts of winter are a bothersome reminder that it’s not just about protecting your plants from winter—you also have to protect winter from your plants! Read on to learn about RTEC’s Winter Protection Program… 

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Winter Pests
Seasonal Tree Care

Winter Pest Prevention

Are you gearing up for winter? There is no better time to protect your trees and shrubs from pests with an all-organic solution. Read an interview with RTEC Certified Arborist, Jim Osborn, to learn about the benefits of Horticultural Oil and controlling those pests before they control your trees.

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Tree Maintenance

Tree Growth Regulators

Give your mature tree’s the upgrade they need. It’s time to toss aside those Flinstone vitamins and break out the Centrum Silver! Tree growth regulators work to shield and strengthen your trees from everything life might throw their way. Read on to learn more about this regulator that keeps things better than regular…

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March 2026 Newsletter

Healthy landscapes aren’t lucky — they’re cared for at the right time. Are Your Trees Lucky? Every year around this time, we hear homeowners say,

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