
Safety Tips For Hurricanes: Making Sure Your Tree Is Safe.
With Tropical Storm Florence threatening to hit the East Coast the week of Sept 10th, 2018 it’s important to make sure your trees are safe and able to handle the storm. Below are the best actions you can take to make sure your tree is ready to weather a storm. 1. Look Up. The next time you are out in your yard take a minute and look up at your tree. Make sure to look…

It’s Going To Be A Harsh Spring: Early Spring Means More Pests
Although this weekend doesn’t feel like it, we’ve had a mild winter and are poised to experience an early spring. As most residents welcome the warm weather with open arms, here at RTEC Treecare we’re gearing up to deal with the harmful repercussions of the unusual weather including high levels of insect & disease damage, increased mosquito & tick population, and frost damage. More Tree Pests: In a typical year, the DC Metro area will see…

Eastern Tent Caterpillar: Webs In Your Trees
Be on the look out for Eastern Tent Caterpillars in your landscape! Our Arborists warn that we will start seeing lots of Eastern Tent Caterpillars in the upcoming weeks. These caterpillars are a species of moth that emerge in their larvae state during spring and summer months. These hairy insects, with areas of blue, white, black, and orange, are social species that form communal nests in the branches of trees and shrubs. These communal nests look a…

Prune Now: Or Watch Your Elm Tree Die!
As the weather in our Nation’s capital is growing colder the opportunity to prune Elm trees is fast approaching. Unlike other species of trees that can be pruned year round the Elm tree typically needs to be pruned during the coldest parts of winter to protect the tree from the deadly Dutch Elm disease*. By pruning during the coldest parts of the season you provide your Elm tree with all the benefits of pruning without…