Emerald ash borer (EAB), an insect that causes decline and death of ash trees, has now been found in western Massachusetts. This is an introduced, non-native, insect pest that was first identified as causing death of ash trees in the US in 2002. It is thought to have been intoduced from Asia. Since being discovered […]
Hemock woolly adelgid has captured much of the press in recent years regarding our eastern hemlocks. There has, however, been a noticeable increase in the presence of another insect pest of hemlocks in the last few years. Elongate hemlock scale, an armored or hard scale, is being found more frequently here in parts of the […]
One of the more common scale insect pests seen in landscapes here in the Notheast is cottony taxus (cottony camelia) scale. This insect is easiliy recognized due to the cottony white appearance of egg-laying, adult females. The adult females produce a long (<1/2”), narrow band of a cottony looking substance (egg sac) that houses and […]
This spring weather has resulted in some abnormal activity in landscapes. We are currently about 2-3 weeks ahead of where things normally are phenologically. Typically the second week of May is peak bloom time here in the Boston area. We are on pace for that to occur the 3rd or 4thweek of April. What are the […]
In part 2 of our Tree Identification blog we talked about how to distinguish between some of the more common groups of coniferous trees here in the Northeast. We will expand upon that in today’s blog and will discuss how to distinguish between some of the more common pine trees here in the Northeast.
Location of […]
In the last blog we began our tree identification series with an introduction to identifying coniferous tree species using needle and cone characteristics. We will expand upon that in today’s blog and will discuss how to distinguish between some of the more often found groups of coniferous trees here in the Northeast.
The most common […]
Cedarlawn Tree recognizes the importance of appreciating our staff. Each quarter Cedarlawn gives a member of our staff a “Modeling The Values” award. This awarded team member is nominated by their peers based on their performance in the use of our company values. Upon review of our Leadership Team, this team member […]
When trimming shrubs this time of year you need to be on alert for baldfaced hornet nests. These are actually a type of wasp and build papery nests. These nests are often located on tree branches, buildings or in shrubs and can become quite large. Baldfaced hornets have black and whitish markings on the head […]
Cedarlawn Tree appoints new Consulting Arborist to their team!
Cedarlawn Tree is proud to announce the appointment of Nathan Cenis to our Consulting Arborist team. He will be responsible for providing sales and consultation for the greater Boston area.
Nathan has worked as part of our field staff for over 5 years. During this time, […]