Advice from A Year Round Tree Expert

Baltimore tree enthusiasts you’re going to love this Tree News update:

Local: A few Baltimore residents in Hampden are dressing their trees with homemade sweaters. This urban outdoor art movement has been dubbed “graffiti knitting”, which apparently is a new trend spreading across the country. Graffiti knitting doesn’t stop with trees but has been placed on park benches and light poles as well.

National: The city of Pineville in Louisiana has been named Tree City USA for the eight year by the Arbor Day Foundation, National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service because of its commitment to community forestry.

National: The Los Angelos fire, which killed two firefighters and burnt down many homes, has destroyed more than 160,000 acres of trees and brush over the last two weeks. Also on the national front, the southwest is experiencing drought this year that has killed hundreds of thousands of trees.

International: World’s oldest living organism, a tree in Tasmania known as King’s Lomatia, has been cloned. The tree, which has shiny green leaves and pink flowers, is more than 43,000 years old and was infected by a deadly fungus. It is now safe.

Sources:

Picture courtesy of the Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.knit08sep08,0,4362505.story

http://nhsbaltimore.blogspot.com/2009/09/add-color-to-trees-around-your-home.html

http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20090910/NEWS01/90910014

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/station-fire-is-60-contained-has-burned-more-than-160000-acres.html

http://twitter.com/LATimesfires

http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3219548-efforts-to-clear-brush-before-la-fire-fell-short?commentId=9214149

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9AEI2G81.html

So who is this great and local tree guy that we reference all the time? Well, it’s Steve Martin, professional arborist and owner of A Year Round Tree Expert Company, located in Baltimore, MD.

Steve holds a Forestry Degree from Penn State University and has been licensed and in business in Maryland since 1980.  The company is fully insured, which means it does not only carry general liability insurance to protect your property (AYRTE has an excellent safety record!) but it also carries workers compensation insurance for all of its employees. The crew are proud employees of AYRTE and not subcontractors, which translates to happy clients as well! And one of the biggest things that the company has to brag about itself is its great and long-standing clients!

In order to maintain the status of Tree Expert you must provide proper training and certification and be licensed by the Department of Natural Resources. You can locate A Year Round Tree Expert Company on The Department of Natural Resources website at:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/tree_expert_search.asp .

A Year Round Tree Expert Company, Inc. Credentials

Maryland Tree Expert License# 000197

Pesticide Business License# 908

Pest Control Applicator Certificate# 908-7327

Maryland Arborist Association Member

Tree Care Industry Association Member