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SavATree - Wyckoff
3.6(
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Serving Tappan, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 1985

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Special thanks to Lorianne the arborist for her kindness,knowledge,and care. We were very impressed by the amount of time she spent with us explaining every aspect of what should be done even suggesting what we could try in order to avoid wasting money . Her crew performed treating trees and shrubs as well as trimming some large trees. The work was clean,neat and efficient. Thank you so very much Lorraine we will continue to use your impeccable services. Rich and MaryAnn Maricic BERGENFIELD,NJ"
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Recommended by73%of homeowners
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America Tree Service LLC - Home Facebook
4.4(
118
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Serving Tappan, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2007

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Love Bernie, owner of America Tree Co. He’s honest, efficient and does as promised!! He did a great job just as we discussed. He gave me the best price after several other quotes. I wanted the wood to be cut and left so I could use it for fire wood. He did just that , where the others only wanted to leave me the top branches and take my tree trunk so they could sell the wood, plus charge me a higher cut price. So Bernie cut my tree, left my wood, cleaned up and did a wonderful professional job. His workers are great too. Not my first experience with this so this recommendation comes with many years of experience. Thanks Bernie!!!!!"
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+22

Response time6 hrs
Recommended by92%of homeowners
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Jayvian Landscaping & More, Inc.
4.5(
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Serving Tappan, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Julio was wonderful with keeping up with his correspondences via text regarding the appointment as to when he was coming He did a wonderful Fall clean up ! I have many trees in my property which of course brings many many leaves . All of the leaves were cleaned from backyard as well as the front and brought up to curb for town leaf take away . My home was sparking and leaf free . He also cleaned out gutters from leaf for nominal charge . Thanks again and we will definitely be using Jayvian again , a reliable and dependable Landscaping company !"
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+25

Response time8 hrs
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

Pruning is an effective way to prevent a diseased branch from infecting the rest of the tree. If the infection isn’t caught early enough and the pathogen has spread to the trunk or the majority of the branches though, it is too late to prune off the affected areas and you’ll likely need to remove the tree.

Generally, you should prune around 20% of an apple tree’s growth—and never more than 30%. This means that if you have a severely overgrown tree, it can take a few seasons to prune it back enough to produce the healthiest fruit. 

If you’re dealing with a newly planted or juvenile tree, hold off on pruning beyond the initial shaping. Wait at least a couple of seasons into fruit production since pruning can increase the number of water sprouts and unproductive foliage.

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

Most jobs take 2-8 hours, but extensive trimming may take multiple days.

The ideal depth of a tree notch depends on the tree, but it should usually be between 20% and 25% of the tree’s depth. However, if the tree is leaning towards the direction of the notch, it can be cut more shallowly—at as little as 10% of the depth. When the tree is leaning away from the direction it needs to be felled, you can cut deeper, closer to 30%.

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