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Spruce Transplant – June 7, 2024
Construction for a new parkade at the BC Cancer Center for the North was going well–a big pit in the ground and workers and machinery busy all over. Except for one thing… a 20-foot spruce tree, planted twelve years ago by Lheidli T’enneh First Nation to recognize the provincial health services. Of course, no…
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Coastal Removals – Feb 19-20, 2024
This week, Allan and Jeremy found themselves on BC’s Sunshine Coast, removing two significantly large trees! While we don’t usually operate so far from home, it was incidental to another trip and how nice is it to get to stay at a remote cabin for a couple of days! First, A Fir The first…
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May Tree Reduction – June 6, 2023
Sometimes you get a chance to do some very satisfying pruning, and this was one of those jobs! We were asked to prune back and reshape a beautiful, vigorous May tree (Prunus virginiana), the main feature of a lovely shaded front yard. The tree was in excellent health but it had started to grow…
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Birch Pruning Update
Our first post included a birch pruning and removal in Prince George, and last week I went back to check in on how the tree we pruned was doing. It overlooks a beautiful backyard garden and a little free library beside the sidewalk, and it’s nestled up against a quaint barn-shaped treehouse. When pruning…
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Busy Day in FSJ – May 31, 2023
On Wednesday, we headed out to Fort St. James for a full day of tree work. It was a beautiful day–sunny but not too hot with a nice breeze. Job #1 We started out the day in a backyard with a lovely enclosing hedge and lawn. It was a large spreading birch tree with…
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Crown Reduction Update
Crown reduction can often be a good method for encouraging new growth, especially for healthy and vigorous deciduous trees. Allan reduced the crowns on two poplar trees a couple of weeks ago, and they already look a lot better! The other trees in the yard, which were lightly pruned as well, are also healthy…
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Poplar Care – May 9, 2023
On Tuesday the crew tackled a few rotted poplar trees in the front yard of a house in Vanderhoof. The chipper made short work of the resulting brush and the stems were bucked up and hauled away as firewood. From dangerous leaning trees to a safe and tidy yard, a load of chips, and…
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Two PG Jobs – May 5, 2023
Today the crew headed out to complete two jobs in Prince George, both of them consisting of the removal of one birch tree and the pruning of another. It was a satisfying day with the smell of fresh birch chips swirling around us! Job #1 The first job started out early with the removal…
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