A black willow tree in Marine on St. Croix was recently discovered to be the largest of its species in the state. (Photo by Greg Seitz) Last winter, forester John Goodfellow and a crew of volunteers counted the trees along the streets of Marine on St. Croix. All 925 of them. They froze their fingers…
Christmas is a season to wish one another joy, and love and peace. Merry Christmas everyone! May you feel the love this special day! May this festive season brings lots of joy and happiness in your life. May all of your wishes and dreams come true, and may you feel this happiness all year round.
You may think watering your trees is a job best done by Mother Nature but, if you want the trees in your landscape to stay healthy, you will need to step in from time to time. Watering your trees is an essential part of the tree care process and will better prepare your trees to…
Here at Ostvig Tree Care, we are constantly looking for new ways to get the work done safer, faster, and less costly to our customers. We enjoy being at the cutting edge of equipment technology and operator training. We are very excited to introduce the newly acquired, state-of-the-art tree removal system – we call it…
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Trees are the longest living organisms on the planet and one of the earth’s greatest natural resources. The oldest tree in the world is the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus Longaeva). It is over 5,000 years old. Dendrochronology Dendrochronology is the science of determining the age of tree rings, which has…
Pruning is the most popular service we offer. We receive more pruning requests each day than any other service that we offer at Ostvig Tree. During fall and winter, trees accumulate lots of deadwood or branches, and we need to prune them during the dormant season. Now, why do we do this during winter, before…