Any good Tree Care Companies in Suffolk? (Huntington, Smithtown: how much, house)

[NYTom]

Does anyone here use an arborist or tree care company of some type?

I don't know what is eating my bradford pears and now it's attacking my trees in my back yard ( I have two different species).

I never get my trees sprayed for pet and environmental reasons but now I may have to.

I also invested a lot of sweat equity in my all my trees and shrubs and want to get a specialist of some sort to come over and make recommendations to keep them healthy.

I brought a clipping to the nursery to see if they can identify the problem and they didn't know what it was.

So if anyone knows of a good arborist in the Smithtown area I would appreciate it.

[JonnyTrees]

I used North Country Tree (Terry is certified arborist) in St James a few years ago at my old house and he seemed very knowledgeable.

http://northcountrytreeandlandscaping.com/.

[rainroosty]

Originally Posted by JonnyTrees

I used North Country Tree (Terry is certified arborist) in St James a few years ago at my old house and he seemed very knowledgeable.

North Country Tree and Landscaping

^^^^I was just going to recommend the same! LOL! ^^^^
Excellent business ~

[agw123]

Originally Posted by NYTom

Does anyone here use an arborist or tree care company of some type?

I don't know what is eating my bradford pears and now it's attacking my trees in my back yard ( I have two different species).

I never get my trees sprayed for pet and environmental reasons but now I may have to.

I also invested a lot of sweat equity in my all my trees and shrubs and want to get a specialist of some sort to come over and make recommendations to keep them healthy.

I brought a clipping to the nursery to see if they can identify the problem and they didn't know what it was.

So if anyone knows of a good arborist in the Smithtown area I would appreciate it.

I can tell you to NOT use Long Island Tree Care.

[okaydorothy]

It maynot be a bug problem. It may be a fungus [problem ; check your watering. If it is a fungus, you will know by the leaves going brown and then a hole popping thru. Also check the back of the leaf for bugs.
If it is a fungus, I dont know how much you water, but if it is more than 2-3 times a week ; cut back on it. Also if the leaves drop, pick them up as fungus overwinters and spreads under the fallen leaves. Fungicides should be applied at bud break so it is late now to apply them.

[NYTom]

Originally Posted by JonnyTrees

I used North Country Tree (Terry is certified arborist) in St James a few years ago at my old house and he seemed very knowledgeable.

North Country Tree and Landscaping.

Thank you I'll check them out

Originally Posted by okaydorothy

It maynot be a bug problem. It may be a fungus [problem ; check your watering. If it is a fungus, you will know by the leaves going brown and then a hole popping thru. Also check the back of the leaf for bugs.
If it is a fungus, I dont know how much you water, but if it is more than 2-3 times a week ; cut back on it. Also if the leaves drop, pick them up as fungus overwinters and spreads under the fallen leaves. Fungicides should be applied at bud break so it is late now to apply them.

I haven't been watering yet as we've had so much rain this spring. The edges around the leaf curled up and turned brown. I don't recall any holes in he leaves. The trees in my back yard have some leaf dropping.

Thanks

[NYTom]

This is what the leaves look like on my Bradford Pears: My neighbor across the street just told me he has it too.

[AndreaII]

Try Usher Tree Service out of Stony Brook - certified arborists.

[okaydorothy]

Hi Tom
Looks like a fungus. I would prune off any infected leaves. More because of the molted look on the edge of the leaves. The hole in the bottom middle one looks like a fungus that popped thru the leaf. The lveaves are also curled up. It is not apple scab. At least I dont think it is. It also does not look like any bugger is eating it (at the edge of leaves.)

Prune off any really badly infected leaves, discard the leaves and disinfect the shears inbetween cuts.
The leaves may fall prematurely.
I will look in my books in the morning.

[TheImportersWife]

Originally Posted by NYTom

This is what the leaves look like on my Bradford Pears: My neighbor across the street just told me he has it too.

Crap! That's what our new Bradford looks like too! My husband and I were just wondering what was going on with it.

We generally use Conserv-A-Tree in Huntington Station for tree & lawn care. Guess we better give them a call.