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So i go to give this gentleman an estimate this morning, He has 9 palms and says he wants them Hurricane cut , Just for my curiosity I ask him " What is a Hurricane cut " and he throws both arms up as to point straight up. You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make it drink , I tell him i don't think that is a good pruning practice for the palms and he says i don't care thats how i want them . I gave him a( Hurricane )Price and i don't look to here from him any time soon. LOL.

A little reminder: If your dog almost knocks the door down trying to get at me when I ring the door bell then its probably not a good idea to let him out when I am in the back yard !. Enough said!!!

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When I go out to a customer's home to give them a free estimate, I tend to listen to the owner and try to figure out what it is that they want done and what is the reason that they called me out to look at their trees. Sometimes I think they are just calling me out there because someone has told them they need to get more than one estimate, and sometimes they just want to have someone reassure them that their trees are okay because they have been told absolute lies about their trees and they are afraid they are going to have to get a costly removal.
And then there are people that call you out because they think that they can get a better deal with you and save money. These are the type of people that if you are a tree service provider that you will run into occasionally. They start out by telling you that its going to be an easy job, or that they would do it themselves, but they don't have the time. Then there are the ones that try to tell you how to do the job, how many cuts it's going to take, or tell you that they want their palms Hurricane cut. A terrible way to trim palms. When i tell them that I am a certified arborist and i have been taught that hurricane cutting palms is a bad practice they actually say " I don't care that's how I want them trimmed".
I went on an estimate last week. I no sooner then drove up to the house and the lady came out of her home and up to my car, before i even got out of my car she was telling me how she wanted the tree trimmed and telling me she was going to be out there watching me because the last guy that came out to trim it " hacked it up" Well the tree looked alright to me and i did not see anywhere that the tree was hacked up. And after giving her a price then she started adding more she wanted done and after telling her that the extra trimming would be more, she turned and said to me " You just don't want the job, do you?" and walked back to her house and went in. I was speechless!
Shortly after this incident I had a lady call about a broken limb over a home. she told me that everyone she called would not come out. She sounded pretty desperate so i told he that I would be able to stop by the next day. So, the next day came, and I proceeded to drive the 19 miles to the mobile home park to look at this tree limb. When I got there I had to stop at the gate to get in. I called her and got no answer, now people are starting to back up behind me to get in. Well to make a long story short i had to get everyone to back up so i could turn around. What a nightmare! On my way back i get a message from her telling me that she had gotten someone to do it. Now either she was lying to me in the beginning or she had someone already and was just looking for a better price.
This is how 15% of my estimates go these days, I don't mind going to look at a job, but it just seems to me that people do not have any respect anymore for people trying to help them out.
As late as yesterday i was supposed to trim two palms for a lady in land o lakes. She said that when i was on my way to page her so she could bring the dogs in. I said OKAY and i paged her before i left my home, well when i got to her gated community i could not get in so i paged her, then i called her. No answer . After driving home got a message that her phone was dead and was being charged, and something about her husbands phone?
I don't know how long i am going to be able to give free estimates. free advice, this is not working out to good. I spend time and money to provide a service and a lot of time all i get is disrespected by people.
And i could go on and on about being bitten by people's dogs and they just laugh about it like it's no big deal. Well, that's enough of my ranting for one blog post. Leave a message and tell me what you think. Have a nice day.

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I am seeing a lot of Palms being trimmed like this. Is this really how you want your Palms to look like??? Not only are you starving the palm of food that it needs to survive, but you are promoting rapid growth as the Palm tries to put on more and more fronds to try to replace the ones it lost. And now the new thing is to strip the palm head down to almost nothing apparently to try to improve the Palms looks? Where are the birds and squirrels suppose to build their nests? Or do you really even care. If a tree service did this to my Palms i would sue them. Call Beechnut Tree Service to get your Palms trimmed correctly, by a Certified Arborist. We don't get paid by the pound!

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A lot of people ask me when is the best time to fertilize my tree's and shrubs? Well I usually like to fertilize when I see that its likely to rain that day or when it is going to rain for a few days that would be even better. That way the fertilizer can leach into the soil better and it can get down to the root system faster. Another way is to fertilize and then water down the soil everyday or so to keep the soil wet so it can break down and reach the roots that way.
The problem I see is when people use a lot of fertilizer and do not water it well enough then you start running into the problem of Reverse Osmosis. This is where the fertilizer actually absorbs water from the soil and the plants or trees. You might know this process as (Fertilizer burn). When this occurs then the fertilizer pulls water from the tree's , shrubs and surrounding soil.
Trees require certain essential elements to function and grow. An essential element is a chemical element that is involved in the metabolism of the tree, In the forest these elements are usually present in sufficient quantities in the soil . Urban trees however may be growing in soils that do not contain sufficient available nutrients. Fertilizing can increase growth , reduce susceptibility to certain diseases and pests and can help reverse declining health.
I have personally seen here in New port richey and witnessed the transformation on some of the palms that I have treated with fertilizer after being called out to look at a declining palm that was dying or starting to decline and treating it and teaching the customer about the importance of fertilization of Palms The Palms that I have treated have made miraculous recovery's. Palm decline occurs a lot here in Pasco where everybody wants their palm Hurricane Cut, or a good percentage of the fronds removed which often causes nutrient deficiencies in the palm. Here at Beechnut Tree Service. we recommend keeping as many green fronds on the palm that is possible and use a slow release fertilizer. This will help prevent fertilizer burn and break down into the soil slowly. Beechnut tree service can provide and assist you in your quest to increase your tree and shrubs health. Fertilizers are also good for fruit tree's if your fruit is not sweet or not growing to the size you think it should be.
Besides being good for Palms, Fruit trees, and all plants Fertilizer is good for the health, growth, it is also good for the soil by replacing valuable nutrients that They lack in this urban environment. If we have not answered all of your questions about this subject feel free to contact me and if I can't answer them or I can connect you with someone who will be able to help you. Beechnut Tree service can make your tree's and shrubs happy again! Also remember to apply the fertilizer around the dripline of the tree or shrub. This is where the absorbing roots live not next to the trunk..... Thanks for stopping by!

Do you know what mycelium is?
The mycelium or mycorrhiza is a fungus that expands below the soil, creating a network of connections between all plant species, something like the Internet, which allows them not only to communicate, but also to take care of themselves, protect themselves, feed themselves and stock up on water.
When a tree is cut down in the forest, this mycelium communicates to the rest of the trees that one of them is dying, and the others, through the mycelium, begin to take care of the remaining trunk to try to save that life.
They feed him, give him water and protect him. Because that dying trunk is part of the forest family.

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Working in and around trees can be a very hazardous profession. Safety must be the primary concern. Safety is more than using special equipment , wearing appropriate gear or attending occasional meetings . Safety is a mental attitude and an ongoing commitment at every level. It requires a conscious recognition of potential hazards and a program designed to prevent accidents . Safety precautions should be built into every task performed by tree workers.

A lot of people have a misconception about tree roots. Some think that the roots go down to the center of the earth , and others think that they go right around the base of the trunk , when the primary factor in determining the depth and distance that roots grow is the availability of oxygen and water, The majority of roots can be found 18 to 24 inches below ground and extend well past the drip line of the trees canopy. So if you are like me and like to fertilize your trees make sure to spread the fertilizer where it can be used by the trees and that is where the absorbing roots are! , At the edge of the trees dripline .

Was called out to a home where a truck had run into a tree to assess the damage to the tree, and what could be done for it. The tree was beat up on one side of the trunk, not too bad though. Big ole laurel Oak. I told him that the wound would never heal, but the tree would survive. This tree was right in the path of his house,if not for the tree being there the truck would have slammed into his house there's no doubt about it.

Termites in Palm trees? I have never seen a termite in a Palm before. Guess it is like the Loch Ness monster. No one has actually seen it, but they still claim it exists.

Had a fellow next door to where I was working today ask me for an estimate. Said he wanted the oak in his front yard elevated over the street. Stopped by his house when I was done and rang the doorbell. He came out and said he wanted the oak elevated over the street,and if it would save HIM money I could drag all the brush and logs approximately 100 ft to his burn pile in back .🤣🤣

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