Tree care and tree service tips written by a certified arborist:

  • what is the best season to prune a tree
  • best and worst trimming techniques
  • pest and disease prevention
  • planting and caring for trees
  • stump removal

 

Pruning Evergreen Trees

Best Time To Prune Evergreen Trees

Across the Midwest, most homeowners and gardeners tend to call conifers evergreens generally. While the needled pines, spruce, and scarlet leaf types fit that description, broad-leaved evergreens are not conifers. If you’ve had the opportunity to grow or tend to evergreen trees, you already know they don’t need much of the heavy pruning we’re used…

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Leaning Tree

First and foremost, a leaning tree after a storm might represent an imminent hazard, so your first concern should be to keep yourself, your family and your neighbors safe. If unsure, please give us a call at  (847) 530-1533 Trees on a property are not just great to look at but also gift the property…

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Why Tree Pruning Is Important

Many times throughout my career I have had clients ask why it is necessary to prune mature trees. A common misconception is due to the idea that woodland trees survive just fine without any care, why should anyone pay to have a large, mature tree trimmed? While it is true that trees survive just fine…

spotted lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly

As a tree service company, we at Progressive Tree Service understand the severe threat that the spotted lanternfly (SLF – Lycorma delicatula) poses to the health and beauty of your trees. This invasive insect pest, native to Asia, has spread to at least 17 states since its initial detection in Pennsylvania in 2014. In Illinois,…

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Tower Garden

Meet the home gardening system that lets you grow fresh, nutritious fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers anytime, anywhere.

Trees In Autumn

Fall Tree Care

Do you treasure the value that trees add to your home? If yes, then you understand that it is essential to give them proper care throughout all seasons, lest they depreciate. A mature tree can add a significant amount of money to your property’s value. Having a good fall tree care plan is one of…