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Serving Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Burlington & The Greater Toronto Area
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New Tree Selection and Planting“Tree selection is one of the most important investment decisions a home owner makes when landscaping a new home or replacing a tree lost to damage or disease. Considering that most trees have the potential to outlive the people who plant them, the impact of this decision is one that can influence a lifetime. Match [...] THE WORST THREAT TO OUR URBAN TREES IS OUR URBAN SOILSForest soils contain a biodiversity of living organisms which the trees need. All of the natural, organic nutrients required for a trees health and growth can be found in the layer of composting mulch on the forest floor. This mulch layer is replenished annually by leaf drop and branch/tree failure and decomposition. The soil in [...] Milton Loses a Heritage TreeMilton is mourning the loss of one of it’s Heritage trees which was a landmark for the Harrop House Restaurant and Art Gallery on Steeles Ave. The strong winds of Friday night, March 2, proved to be too much for this old Norway Maple. This Tree was one of the oldest trees in Milton and [...] The Golden Spruce – Book ReviewThe Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed John Vaillant Winner of the Governor General’s literary award and a National Best Seller; it’s a true story about Canada’s west coast logging history. It’s a well-rounded true story mixing: historical fact, logging camps, and old black and white photographs; with coastal to inland [...] Talking Trees?Are trees just big living wooden things that we have to worry about? Is there more to them than just trunks, branches, leaves, and roots? Is it so farfetched to suggest that trees communicate to each other? Trees do communicate with each other in ways that we cannot see and only have just recently discovered. [...] reTREEt AmericaI just returned from a cycling / tree planting event in Bastrop, Texas, the Bastrop reTREEt. We cycled and planted trees throughout an area which was hit hard in the last 2 years by severe drought and then on Labour Day 2011 a wild fire blazed through the City of Bastrop, burning 1600 homes to [...] Growing with our IndustryArboriculture is the art, science and practice of tree care. Arborists are the certified professionals that work within the field of arboriculture to care for and maintain a tree in all its stages of growth and life. The main objective of arboriculture is the health, appearance and safety of individual trees. The arboriculture industry is [...] Emerald Ash BorerThe emerald ash borer (EAB) is beginning to gain the media attention that it deserves. This tiny insect originally from East Asia has killed millions of ash trees in Southwestern Ontario, Michigan and surrounding states. It was first found in Windsor, Ontario in 2002. It kills 99% of the ash trees it infests. All [...] Research, Education and Public AwarenessAt Maple Hill Tree Services we believe that research, education and public awareness are the backbone of our Arboriculture Industry and have helped to maintain the integrity of our urban trees and woodlots, or ‘Urban Forest’. We have come a long way in the past 20 years moving towards the preservation and respect of our [...] Professional Tree ServicesMaple Hill Tree Services has a track record spanning 3 decades providing quality tree care to commercial, residential schools and municipal properties in the Greater Toronto Area. Our comprehensive services cover tree planting, pruning, mulching and organic fertilizing as well as stumping and tree removals. |
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