Riccabona's Landscape & Tree Service Inc.

A picturesque old tree can help make your landscape look more established and attractive to potential buyers. To keep your mature trees healthy, consider having them evaluated by a professional periodically. Many tree problems can be treated successfully if caught early.

There are three main ways to prune a tree: Crown reduction, or cutting the top of the tree, Crown thinning, cleaning out the center branches in order to let more light into the middle, or Crown raising, which eliminates bottom branches.

Here's a great tip for caring for your trees: go easy on the mulch. It's important not to use an excessive amount of mulch. Rather than keeping moisture in the soil, this can actually prevent the tree from absorbing that moisture.

The key to proper tree planting in your yard is to understand the concept that a tree can outgrow its original purpose quickly. All yard trees have good and bad characteristics, but if maintained properly, you can enjoy it all year long.

Did you know that you should never have your trees pruned in the fall season? This is because decay fungi spread their spores profusely in the fall. In addition, at this time of year trees are slower to heal their wounds.