tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612171268377441402024-03-14T07:25:46.739-07:00Treelation: Regenerate the Planet, Rejuvenate LifeWe see a world where every person’s daily habits work in harmony with Earth’s naturally occurring systems.
Our mission is to repurpose all tree material into a fruitful garden, functional art or new energy source.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861217126837744140.post-42760111222328037872014-02-08T14:38:00.003-07:002014-02-09T08:56:24.981-07:00Don't Let Your Homeowner's Association Leave You Out on a Limb!!! <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">How to Protect Yourself from Liability Before Your Tree Crashes Through Your Neighbor's Window (or Your Neighbor's Tree Crashes Through Your Window!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">People choose to live in a Home Owner's Association maintained community due to it's convenience, less bills to pay (Water/Trash, landscaping, tree trimming, etc.), no wasting time looking for a good gardener and having someone else maintain the exterior of the home (Paint-Roofing). It gets expensive and time consuming to do all of this upkeep yourself so it sometimes makes sense to move into a community where you can let someone else deal with all of that stress. It's especially nice to know that if your neighbor decides to let his property look a little off, you won't have to be the one to bring it up.</span><br />
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Most HOA companies have a property management company that handles all of the contracting for the exterior maintenance of the entire community. It is the management company's job to make sure they hire the best landscaping company, roofers, painters, tree trimmers and the like to get the jobs done without overspending. These property management companies are very good at figuring out how much money should be set aside for annual maintenance so the dues that are charged to the HOA members is definitely more than enough to take care of the whole neighborhood. If your HOA does not have a property management company, then it is more than likely that your district might have some pretty overgrown trees and patchy looking parks. You may want to inquire with your HOA board about which property management company they are using for their services.</div>
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Even though property management companies are good at what they do, they can often become confused on the differences between landscapers and tree trimmers. Landscapers work on the ground to fix garden water lines and drip systems. They mow the grass, trim the shrubs, leaf blow, rake the gravel and clip some occasional low hanging sticks and branches off of the trees. They do all of this without touching a ladder. Tree trimmers on the other hand practically live on ladders, they climb high into the tree tops to thin out the very ends of each branch in order to ensure good health of the tree and to reduce liability of storm and fire related damage to any surrounding property. Instead of weed whackers and lawn mowers, tree trimmers have chainsaws and stump grinders. You will find it hard to meet a valid tree trimming company that brings a lawn mower with them, there would not be enough room for all of their tools and the same goes for the landscape companies, you would never see them with a stump grinder. Both professions are vital to the success of a well groomed community, but they have very different skill sets.</div>
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Many HOA's and property management companies hire lots of landscapers to do the work of the tree trimmers, especially the more recently built developments. When a new neighborhood is built, the builders usually have very small trees planted. The landscape company can easily reach all of the branches because of the size of the tree. Years go by and suddenly these trees are reaching 30'-40' heights and still the landscapers only trim what they can from the ground. This keeps walkways clear and branches out of people's faces and off of passing cars, but the accident waiting to happen is growing. Each year the up limbs of the trees get thicker and thicker, more animals and pests start to nest and the limbs closest to the center of the tree start to die off from lack of light exposure. These dead spots in the trees make for a great home of termites and bark beetles.</div>
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The limbs get heavier and before you know it, the top of the tree is like a giant sail that catches all of the wind. The landscapers forget to stop watering the larger trees that now have tap roots big enough to find water for themselves. The drip line continuously moistens the soil and the pooling water on the surface encourages the roots to stay near the top. Now most of the root system is not deep enough into the ground and a storm comes with buckets of water completely saturating the earth around the trees. Next a huge gust of wind comes and pulls the tree right up by it's roots! And this is what you get:<br />
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But if you are lucky, you only get this:<br />
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Who has to pay for any damages? Hopefully the HOA insurance company, but we all know that just means the insurance company will come out to 'reassess' your insurance needs which might just lead to higher insurance bills which in turn means more HOA fees. That is not even the worst that can happen, maybe somebody could get hurt, if that tree had just fallen a different direction.</div>
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All in all, what it comes down to is making sure that your HOA is spending the money of the right thing in order to avoid a domino effect that brings your fees up, plus we all want our neighborhood to look the best! The sure way to make sure you are getting the most for your money is by looking into how your trees get trimmed, how the landscape is maintained and to be sure that everything has it's proper maintenance schedule. Tree trimmers (Not landscapers) should be coming out 2 times per year to inspect and trim any trees that are either dangerous or are just unsightly. This way, everyone can be happy :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861217126837744140.post-85874473685483493482014-02-04T16:17:00.001-07:002014-03-07T07:58:15.878-07:00Hugelkultur Test Project in Phoenix, AZ<div>
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Hugelkultur raised garden beds are a time tested method of using organic waste to build a thriving garden that boasts of features such as convenience, low cost, increased growing season and space, less work (after the 1st year) and water conservation just to name the top five. As a tree care service and tree removal company that prides itself on being a good steward to mother Earth, Treelation is always looking for ways to help regenerate the planet as well as to rejuvenate people's lives. That is why we are working on six test sites in order to prove how essential Hugelkultur raised bed gardening is to growing a bountiful supply of the most nutritious local produce that anyone can get their hands on in the middle of the desert. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Here is the step by step process we used while building our first of six Hugelkultur tests sites in Phoenix, AZ.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first step was to find the best area to build a Hugelkultur bed. We chose the West side of the house near a Western blocking wall to help add shade in the harsh summer afternoon. The wall will also be a pillar for the shade screen that will be added later. This area also collects a lot of run-off water from the property and can have standing water for days after a good rain. We figure that the Hugel will act like a sponge and soak up all the excess water and give it off as plants create a demand during the drier season. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next we do a bit of minor excavating. Because the earth here is so dense and clay like, we decided to dig up an area to place the logs. If standing water gets under the garden bed, the logs could lift and shift, so we made a 6" ditch that was 3'X13' so it could hold the logs in place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next we added the big logs. We removed a dangerous sumac tree from another property before it did any more damage to the structure it was encroaching on at the other location. This was a good sized tree (35' tall with a 30' spread) and we were able to fit the entire trunk and major limbs into the medium sized gardening area that we dug out by hand with shovels.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the wood, we shoveled the dirt we gathered from the excavation process and used it to fill in all of the holes that were exposed from packing the wood together. There are a lot of crevices and we made sure to fill and pack every inch in hopes to keep rats and other rodents from making a home. This part of the process is very important if you don't want these annoying pests ruining your hard work! You may want to use lots of water to get it to run down inside the spaces between the logs and branches.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Almost done, we went around to all of the planters that had old soil in them and dumped them into the wheel barrow and piled it on our new mound.</span></div>
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This was a very mature tree that was at least the size of four single-story ranch-style houses stacked on each other with a spread of the same diameter of those very homes. This Mediterranean Region native, is a giant to say the least and each of it's limbs is pushing 16" in diameter as they sprawled out over this nearby resident's home, garage, electrical and other utility lines as well as over our shared perimeter wall and my home.<br />
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As I cooled off from the day and decided to get into the refrigerator to grab some food, I could hear the faint grinding and whaling coming from the work next door. As I indulged in the much needed sustenance I had on my plate, we heard a loud crash and shattering glass come from just a few feet away.<br />
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I rushed outside to see what had happened and found a man 20 feet up in the tree looking bewildered as he gazed down to see the damage that the freshly cut limb had done to his customer's garage window. I noticed a long, orange extension cord hang down and took a closer look at the man to see that he had been using a small 12'' electric saw to cut through this massive limb. In utter dismay his mate below was scrambling to pull the 200+ lb limb out from the damaged area. The man in the tree began to climb down his makeshift ladder of old 2x4's that had been nailed into the tree, which he used to ascend to the high up limb.<br />
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Laughing to myself about the amateur approach, I couldn't help but think that these guys were getting fired before they made any headway into taking down this majestic woody mammoth of a tree...<br />
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The following day I arrived home early in the afternoon, succeeding a long and laborious day, to hear the same sounds of a screeching electric motor and grinding of metal on wood. I looked into the colossal tree to find the same man striving to cut his way through another large limb. I couldn't help but smile for his tenacity to try and take down this monstrous piece of timber.<br />
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Again, I begin to consume a nutritional meal in the safety of my home. Once I finish and bring my plate to the kitchen, I hear a thundering smash and ran out the door to see what had happened. This limb had fallen end first, straight through the roof of the garage and was standing upright like a spear thrown from the sky.<br />
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I broke out in laughter at first and then realized the pain my neighbor would feel when he saw the destruction inflicted on his newly remodeled structure. I remember thinking that these guys were in trouble and were definitely not going to be back.<br />
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Boy was I wrong... After 2 full days of removing just 2 limbs and after major damage being done to this guy's property I was amazed to find these guys back at it again for a third round.<br />
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This time I had just taken a few steps into my home when I heard another large thunderclap and noticed noise on my own roof. Now it was getting personal and I grabbed my camera so I could document the devastation that I would find.<br />
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I got out side and took a look at my roof to find the powerlines laying on top of my house. I stood on a pile of wood to see over the wall to get a look at what had happened. I found a limb laying on the ground, over the top of the hot electrical wires that were going to my new neighbor's house. The line was still in tact but it was laying on the ground under the sheer weight of this colossal limb that had fallen hard from a lack of proper roping and lowering that you would get from a professional tree company. The tension caused the lines to pull down and the slack made the wires over my house lay down, causing a situation where we could have had a serious fire, not to mention the risk of somebody being zapped with a huge amount of high voltage electricity.<br />
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Here is what that looks like:<br />
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If you look closely you will see the makeshift ladder on the trunk of the tree and below that you will see part of the electrical lines sticking out as it heads up to meet the electrical fixture of the home. On the right right side of the photo you can notice the other end of the line as it descends underneath this large limb. Also take a look at this small electric saw this guy is using, it has no housing and all of the moving parts are exposed. It's almost as if this man found the unit in the trash and hacked some parts together to get it working again. This is a serious sign of little to no experience in taking down a tree of any size, let alone a gargantuan pine such as this.<br />
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Needless to say, these 2 men where there the rest of the day doing what they could to cut the tree off of the line and then to do what they could to try to make repairs to the powersource that was damaged when the lines were pulled. The house was without power for almost a day and the total damages rose about $3000.<br />
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Moral of the story? Make sure the people you hire are trained professionals, with property damage liability insurance and that they have the proper tools to complete the job. I mean, did anyone really believe that this small electric saw would be able to cut through that 3' diameter tree trunk?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861217126837744140.post-55949499219496291912013-04-25T14:20:00.002-07:002014-01-29T00:43:35.681-07:005 Ways to Prepare Your Trees for the Phoenix MonsoonsAnyone that has ever visited or lived there, will tell you that Phoenix is a beautiful and vibrant city of the Southwest. Even though this low desert city has been built in the middle of one of the most arid territories of the United States, this metropolis has just as much greenery as the next municipality. Countless people from all around the globe have named this a world destination and it is no wonder why. It is astounding to see that this once barren land has been transformed into a beautiful oasis of exotic trees and shrubs combined with unusual native plant life.<br />
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This unmatched charm comes with a cost just as all things do. There are hundreds of millions of trees in the Phoenix metro area and they all have to be cared for. Overgrown trees are not only unsightly but they are also very dangerous especially during the monsoon season, which starts in late June and ends in early September. During the summer storms in Phoenix we get downpours of rain and enormous gusts of wind which can cause harm to any trees that have damaged limbs or an excess of smaller branches that add unnecessary weight and increase the chances of catching wind like a sail does on a boat.<br />
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Here are 5 things you can do with your trees to ensure that you minimize the likelihood of having your property damaged during a major storm this summer.<br />
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2. Remove all major limbs of substantial size if it is hanging over any structures. After inspecting your tree for broken or weak limbs, it is important to assess the healthy looking limbs too. Some larger limbs could weigh close to 1000 pounds and will do some serious damage to a house or anything inside it's fall zone. Even if the branch looks perfectly healthy, it may break and land on something that will cost a great deal to repair. Nobody wants to make an insurance claim, so make sure to remove limbs that look like they will cause some destruction.<br />
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3. Trim away all smaller branches that are not receiving much light and seem to grow downwards. These branches will most likely end up dying from lack of sunlight and will add hundreds of extra pounds that could cause major limbs to become damaged during a storm. Not to mention all the extra leaves that are growing on these branches will catch more air during the windy season which will exponentially increase the chance of injury to your tree. This is one of the things people usually neglect and end up paying for later when a tree limb lands on their car!<br />
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4. Look for signs of disease and decay. Usually when a tree is 'sick' it will show up in the leaves. If your tree's leaves are looking different than they usually do, try giving your tree more water for a couple of weeks. If nothing changes in the leaves or it gets worse, call a tree care professional immediately. Also, you will want to inspect all areas where limbs and branches have been removed in the past and look for signs of decay.<br />
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5. Keep your tree height to a minimum. Lots of people in the Phoenix metro area plant their trees in a strategic manner in order to help shade their home, thus reducing energy costs during the extreme heat of the summer months. The idea is to have the tree become taller than the house so it may provide shading from the sun. Just remember when doing this, that the branches hanging over the house have to be watched closely and cared for each year so you can avoid doing any harm to your home.<br />
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We trust that this will save many of you home and property owners lots of headaches this monsoon season. Thank you for reading!<br />
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Walking through a park in Phoenix, AZ we came across this bird with a Subway bag wrapped around its neck. Treelation not only cares about the environment around your home or business but the planet's environment too. Please join us in spreading the word about keeping our planet green, free of trash, and our families healthy by protecting all life around us.<br />
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<a href="http://www.treelation.co/">http://www.treelation.co/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861217126837744140.post-46101084556990146002013-02-18T09:02:00.000-07:002014-01-29T00:44:59.522-07:00Decorate Trees For Enhanced Landscape Design<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The valley-metro area of Phoenix Arizona has a lot of different species of Palms which can make it a challenge for some home or business owners to know the best ways to care for their palms. Some Palm Trees, like the one pictured above, need to have more of their trunk covered in 'boots' where other Palm Trees need them trimmed a bit closer to the top.<br />
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We found this image on <a href="http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/chic-affordable-backyard-00418000070409/page6.html" target="_blank">Sunset</a> magazine's website and thought it would be helpful to those of you who want to find new and interesting ways to add more green to your landscape on a budget. Using succulents to decorate the boots of trees like this Fan Palm can add a touch of character to a Palm with so many boots.<br />
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Have you come up with other creative ways to accent trees in your landscape or use their trimmings for creative projects? We would love to hear about them! Please comment here or email us your story with pictures at, treelation@gmail.com!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861217126837744140.post-91252246609881705672012-12-06T12:03:00.000-07:002013-04-25T12:20:49.016-07:00Honest, Reliable Service - Respectful Pricing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
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Responsibility for Trimming 20,000 Palm Trees Gets Turned Back to the Homeowner</span></h2>
The city of Phoenix prides itself on keeping Arizona beautiful. During the years when this city was booming and there was a surplus of funds, the Special Operations Forestry section of the Parks and Recreation Division was providing a courtesy service of trimming palm trees planted on the easement of many city streets in the historic districts. Since the <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2008/10/14/20081014phxbudget1015.html" target="_blank">budget cuts</a> back in 2008, the city of Phoenix has been forced to stop this complimentary service. The homeowners, that have palm trees that were initially planted and cared for by the city, have had to do their best to cope with these new changes and are looking for ways to adapt their household budget to include the costs to have their palm trees trimmed on their own accord.<br />
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Unfortunately, palm tree trimming has many occupational hazards including the risk of falling, suffering of gouging wounds from sharp tools, <a href="http://www.tcia.org/PDFs/Safety/Beware_Hidden_Dangers_Palms.pdf" target="_blank">suffocation</a>, electrocution, attacks from pests such as bark scorpions or hornets and transmitting airborne diseases such as <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002304/" target="_blank">Cryptococcosis</a> from pigeon droppings<b> </b></span><span style="background-color: white;">which is potentially deadly. In fact, tree related workers are at a 3-4 times higher risk of death than that of a police officer or a fire fighter. Watch this quick video of Andrew Pisher trimming a tree to see why:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As with all hazardous jobs, palm tree pruning can cost a pretty penny. The catch is that you must get your trees trimmed sooner than later, for every year that goes by the more hazardous and deadly a palm tree can be for a tree trimming crew and the community.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">One big challenge in the historic district is that most of the homeowners and residents in the area have not been notified that the responsibility to trim the palms has been turned back to them. So they are waiting for the city to come by and trim these trees while they become more and more dangerous and at the same time collect more and more insects, spiders, scorpions, cockroaches, pigeons, mice, and rats.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The best thing to do is to look into getting your tree trimmed as soon as possible by a licensed and insured tree trimming company.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578130666492787972noreply@blogger.com0