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Health & Fitness

Is Your Landscape Ready for a Major Storm Event?

Storm damage is not entirely preventable but proper seasonal pruning for shade trees, shrubs and other ornamental plants help to protect your landscape investment, home, family and vehicles. By removing excess "overburden" (dead or damaged limbs) from the main limbs you lower your chances of serious damage during a severe wind or snow storm.

Removing weak and malformed branches will prevent them from snapping and damaging the surrounding healthy limbs. Damage from poor air circulation or low light penetration can be corrected with proper pruning as well. Allowing air and light to penetrate between the limbs and move through the leaves contribute to overall tree health.

Clients who have their trees and shrubs routinely pruned report minimal damage after big storms. One client praised our certified arborist, Gary Carbocci, for helping him protect his landscape and his investment. Several of our clients who don't have regular pruning done by us reported big losses with major limbs snapping. A few reported large trees toppling over. This is a costly expense to repair and/or replace.

Tree Care of Long Island, a Division of Goldberg & Rodler, Inc. is an environmentally conscious, full-service tree care company. Our team of certified arborists and trained technicians use environmentally minded plant health care programs with reduced pesticide use. Tree Care of Long Island also uses minimal risk organic products. We have tree care programs for every type of property including residential, municipal and commercial.

Our staff members include two International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists (Steven Rodler and Gary Carbocci), SUNY Farmingdale graduates, and NY State Department of Environmental Conservation Certified Pesticide Applicators who are leaders in the industry. Tree Care of Long Island is active in the Long Island Arboricultural Association, The Tree Care Association (formerly National Arborist Association), the Nassau Suffolk Landscape Gardeners Association, and the New York Nursery and Landscape Association. 

Our services include: 
- Comprehensive Site Analysis with Tree Inventory and Inspection
- Tree and Plant Diagnostics
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
- Biological Insect Control- Disease Controls
- Storm Damage Assessment and Repair
- Lightning Protection
- Construction Damage Repair and Prevention
- Environmentally Conscious Pesticide Application
- Tree Health Care, Management and Maintenance
- Cable Bracing
- Hazard Tree Removal
- Tree Fertilization
- Municipal Tree Planting Plans
- Tree Pruning and Strategic Vista Enhancement 

Call us today at (631)-271-6460 or click here to get a comprehensive analysis and estimate for your Tree Care needs.

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