I grew up in West Haven, and the beach has always been a part of my life. A lot of my best memories are down at Sea Bluff Beach. West Haven has the longest shoreline in Connecticut, a little over three miles of coast along Long Island Sound, and I have spent more time...
Black oaks are impressive trees. A mature specimen can push 80 feet tall with a canopy that spreads just as wide, and when they’re growing in the right place, they’re worth keeping. When one starts crowding a structure, the calculus changes fast. We...
Winter is over. Your trees made it through three or four months of Connecticut weather. Maybe you had a couple of snow storms. Maybe ice coated everything for a few days. Maybe that one Nor’easter in February dumped eighteen inches of wet snow that bent branches...
If you’re waiting for the “right time” to remove that dead oak in your backyard or the leaning maple near your driveway, you’re not alone. Most Connecticut homeowners assume tree work happens in summer when the weather’s nice and the days...
Most Connecticut homeowners wait until spring or summer to think about tree health. That’s when problems become obvious: dead branches covered in leaves, wilting foliage, or bark peeling off in sheets. But winter is actually the best time to spot tree diseases,...
Your neighbor’s oak tree has been leaning over your driveway for years. Last night’s snow storm finally brought down a massive branch. It crushed your fence and damaged your car. Now you’re trying to figure out who pays for this. Or maybe it’s...
