
3 Tree Services You Can Make The Most of During The Dormant Season
Fact or Myth?: Trees go dormant in winter, which means it’s a great time to take a break from tree care. Myth. In winter, it’s easy to be deceived by the dormant trees in your landscape. There aren’t any leaves, the weather is colder, you’re cooped up inside, and the holidays are coming up. With less time outdoors and a drop in tree activity, it’s easy to slip into the trap of forgetting and ignoring…

Supporting War Veterans & Service Members Through Tree Service
While RTEC Treecare provides a variety of tree and plant care services, there is one mission that underlies each project: doing the right thing for people and nature. Our mission motivates us each day we walk into our office and onto your landscape. We work diligently to leave a place better than we found it and believe in doing what’s right for people and the environment around us. Naturally, our mission led to starting our…

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For Your Favorite Trees & Shrubs
Are you anxiously counting down how many more days or weeks there are until the holidays? Are you on the hunt for the perfect Christmas or holiday presents for your loved ones? There is a lot involved in the art of giving gifts. If you’re scrambling your mind to figure out how or what to give your friends and family this year, then you’re definitely not alone. But what about the friends and family you have in…

Why Tree Growth Regulators Might Be Exactly What You Need
Big, flourishing canopies are great to have because they’re in great health and of valuable size, right? Well, not always. Under certain circumstances, trees and their owners may have to suffer through hard-to-deal-with issues. Do you have a tree that you love, but it’s: Growing too close to your deck or home? Constantly in need of tree trimming? Experienced disease or pest issues? Dealing with these common issues can be a hassle and make tree…

Big Trees in Small Spaces: A Cautionary Tale to Their Life Veins
Do you have big trees? Are they close to sidewalks or patios? Driveways, roadways? If so, it’s likely the ideal root zone is reduced – which is dangerous to the large tree’s livelihood. Roots are a tree’s life veins. Big trees in a limited space might have a limited Critical Root Zone (CRZ) which results in limited health. While trees typically do “self-adjust” to their environment, in special circumstances such as small spaces, they…