We lucked out with a beautiful sunny day and a great turn out. All the kids received trophy’s and there were some nice trout, bass and perch caught along with a huge 12 lb carp..

Next year we will have our 60 foot bucket truck there with a 18 foot American flag hanging on it.

For more information visit Danbury Fish and Game

Yes the roads are clear and the big stuff is removed but there are still many trees that are partially uprooted, hanging limbs, cracked limbs, and trees that are greatly compromised from loosing limbs and trunks. Now that warm weather is upon us and BBQs will be starting up and kids playing in the yard make sure its a safe environment. Look around your yard for anything that might appear leaning and if the root ball has damage, usually there will be a mound on the upward side of the root ball. Look up and walk all the way around a tree and look for sagging branches, cracks, hanging limbs (widow makers) and if there are clusters of brown leaves that usually means thats a broken limb or branch.

We would strongly suggest having a professional come out to assess your trees which should be a free service from any reputable tree company. I have had hundreds of calls to come take down 1 or 2 hanging limbs and when we get there and walk around with the homeowner there are many things they did not see which were much more hazardous.

Give Barts Tree Service a call at 203.240.1302 and we will provide a free assessment of your yard

Please be extra observant of downed electrical wires and/or trees and limbs that may have made contact.

Be safe!

Barts Tree Service has been out a good portion of last night responding to all the storm damage, pulling trees off of houses and tarping up roof tops in Brookfield, Danbury and Newtown. Then this morning off at first light to continue the storm cleanup and tree removal of downed trees in Bethel, Ridgfield and back to Brookfield and New Fairfield.

I am sure we will be out late tonight as well cutting away and covering roof tops before more thunderstorms and rain arrives.

Remember to stay away from wires and give us a call to for any of your emergency or hazardous tree needs.

Black knot is visible as knots or elongated swellings which form on the twigs and branches. The knots develop into black, corky, cylindrical galls that range from about 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter and may be more than 12 inches long. Branches beyond the galls are often stunted or dead. Smaller twigs usually die within a year after being infected. Larger branches may live for several years before being girdled and killed by the fungus. The entire tree may gradually weaken and die if the severity of the disease increases and no effective control measures are taken.Black knot is caused by a fungus that multiplies during wet spring weather. The visual symptoms are often seen 6 to 12 months after initial infection.

To control black knot, prune out an destroy infected twigs and branches in the fall and winter by burning or burying the pruned knots. Be sure to cut at least 4 inches below the visible signs of the knot. After each twig branch cut, be sure to sanitize your pruning tool in a mixture of 1 part bleach and 6 parts water as this helps to reduce the spread of the fungus. Large knots or cankers on main branches or the trunk should be cut out to a depth of at least 1/2 inch beyond the infection. In the spring spray the tree with either Fungicide for fruit & ornamental trees. Two or three more sprays at intervals of 7 to 10 days are required during the spring season.

It’s free, lunch will be served and kids can win lots of prizes and trophies so come on down for some fun and catch the big one.


For more information visit Danbury Fish and Game

Removing this tree took a little longer than normal since we had to rig all the larger limbs with two ropes coming out of separate trees so as to keep all the material horizontal while lowering it away from carport and into the chipper.

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