Arborists wear a lot of hats. These certified professionals’ careers include numerous responsibilities associated with trees, including: fertilizer or insecticide treatments to prevent disease or other invasive species; maintenance, such as pruning that can help trees grow stronger while chopping off limbs and branches that are weaker overall; removing dead or decaying trees that are [...]
Trees are everywhere and all around us. Not only do these magnificent lifeforms provide visual appeal in our daily lives, but they do wonders in our general ecosystem. However, trees are like every living thing in that they need to be treated and accounted for in different ways. Some of those efforts can fall by [...]
The impact of trees in urban or suburban areas are often viewed in abstract ways, in terms of shading certain areas of land or just providing properties with physical characteristics and curb appeal. Not only are trees admired for their beauty and being a direct connection to the land, but they also provide long-term monetary [...]
If you’ve had a nature itch your entire life and haven’t ever been quite able to scratch it, maybe you should look into pursuing a career as an arborist. Not only is it part of a growing industry, but the job presents multiple opportunities for individuals who want to use their passion to benefit the public. No day [...]
Even when spring has passed and summer has fully arrived, sometimes not all trees are on board with the seasonal change. That is often due to the specific scheduled certain kinds of trees have, or some are still recovering from the winter season and maybe even battling certain types of diseases. Sometimes, it simply depends on [...]
Camelot’s partnership with Michigan-based and family-owned Dairy Doo is just as natural as the sustainable, organic composts and potting soils that the company offers to both homeowners and agribusiness customers. Farmers, gardeners and others can utilize composts, soils and fertilizers that best fit their personal or professional needs. It may be a homeowner wanting to [...]
The arrival of spring is a thrill for all: warmer weather, outdoor activities, and a wave goodbye to treacherous weather and cold tempteratures associated with dreary winter seasons. With the good comes the bad, however. Emerging insect and plant diseases, coupled with more pests and critters, take advantage of the spring season and can make your good times miserable. [...]
The month of April started with a dusting of snow and cool temperatures, but that is supposedly the end of Michigan’s notoriously wild weather patterns. Spring is here and it’s time to get serious again about your trees, plants, and lawn. Utilizing the services of Camelot Tree and Shrub Co. will kick the winter blues and get [...]
Cooler temperatures can have serious negative effects on plant and tree life, such as on broadleaf evergreens like azaleas, laurels and rhododendrons. Leaves can brown or even die, making your property look worse and leaving you to have to make changes for the following year. Other negative outcomes include winter burn and winter leaf scorch. [...]
The leaves on the trees are changing colors. Temperatures have dipped drastically since the sunshine-laden days of the summer season. As these changes affect the natural world and those who inhabit it, they present long-term impacts for the next few months that dictate how tree care is beneficial to the health and wellness of trees [...]
