Tamke’s Winter Protection Plan
Tamke is always ready to service your shrub and tree care needs. We are now preparing for Winter services. Applied in the Fall/Early Winter, Tamke’s Nutri-Green Granular Fertilizer can benefit your shrubs for the spring. The slow-release materials provide the plants with the nutritional requirements to keep them strong, healthy and green. This should be […]
Colorful Concepts
Mistakenly, most folks think the cooler temperature of the Fall season triggers the annual autumnal coloration of our deciduous trees. Actually, photoperiod length, or the lengthening of nights, causes a chemical to be formed in the tree that begins to close off the vascular connections between the tree and its leaves. Crisp cool nights without […]
Boxwood Blight
Lately we have been seeing quite a bit of Boxwood Blight on the properties we visit. Boxwood blight is caused by a fungal pathogen and results in severe defoliation and die-back. The one most unique identifier of Boxwood Blight is that it does not seem to affect the roots. All species of Boxwood are susceptible. […]
Cicada Damage
Do your trees look like this? They may be suffering from twig die back, foliage loss, or wounds on the branches caused by cicadas laying their eggs in the twigs.
Cicadas Coming to U.S. East Coast this Spring
Periodical cicadas (Magicicada septendecim), the cousins of katydids and crickets, have a unique breeding schedule, and after 17 years of living underground, a large group of them are preparing to fill the skies along the U.S. East Coast, from North Carolina up to Connecticut. Normally, periodic cicadas spend their lives in complete darkness underground, sucking the […]