Psst! Want to know the secret of how Autumn works? Watch this video to learn the truth behind the changing of the seasons and how it affects trees, to discover what Mother Nature doesn’t want you to know…
Summer Days that Lead to Fall
Can you believe that it is August already? Wow, the summer is just flying along. It has been a beautiful season though. We have been busy trimming trees, administering ash injections, installing a few lights in people’s yards and much, much more. Oh, plus enjoying the sunshine when we can too! Before you know it… Read more »
The “Mile-A-Minute” Vine
We want to introduce you to something that might scare you a bit today. It can grow upwards of a foot a day. It has an extensive root system that is incredibly difficult to eradicate once it takes hold. This invasive species lays claim to have “Eaten the South”, and with its voracious appetite, is… Read more »
London’s Amazing Tree Quest
We wanted to share something with you today; London’s Amazing Tree Quest! Reforest London is running this amazing contest for the second year in a row. And because we love trees, we just had to share. “The Amazing Tree Quest is a city-wide contest to celebrate the important role that trees play in our lives…. Read more »
TIME FOR A DRINK: The Forest City’s Trees are Thirsty
It is now official. As of Wednesday July 13th, the City of London declared a tree watering alert. According to yesterday’s article in the London Free Press, London has had only 4.7 mm of rain so far in July. Compare that to our wet spring where we saw 127 mm of rain in May (average… Read more »
Christmas in July
Whew, it certainly is hot out there! With summer heat in full-force, we are drinking plenty of water out on the trucks this week. Would you care for another way to beat the heat? How about taking a gander at some of our Christmas displays to cool you down a touch. Winter storms might be… Read more »
Bitternut Tree Removal with an Assist
While the ash tree has garnered all the headlines for the last few years, as far as trees and tree health is concerned, there are other trees that have suffered at the mercy of pests as well. Today CLC Tree Services was at the site of a once-glorious 75-foot bitternut hickory tree. Its glory had… Read more »
Dealing with borer costly
Our very own Calvin McCallum got to weigh in on the Emerald Ash Borer plight this week, when he spoke with Mashoka Maimona, of the London Free Press. Today’s Free Press article Dealing with borer costly | London | News | London Free Press, dug deeper into the devastating reality of what the effects from the emerald ash… Read more »
CLC Tree Services Takes a Stand Against the Emerald Ash Borer
The recent article we shared from the London Free Press, about London’s struggle with the emerald ash borer, was presented in a rather bleak tone. Far be it for CLC Tree Services to challenge the wisdom of the press, but we thought that you should know a little more about this destructive insect and what… Read more »
The Fruits of our Labours
Okay, here’s an interesting thought; Eating pine bark. Yup, you heard me right. I stumbled across an article today at Survival Topics entitled Edible Pine Bark and had to read further. While we regularly prune, fertilize and cut down many trees at CLC Tree Services, it is not every day that we EAT the fruits… Read more »