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Storm Damage Cleanup From Irene

Admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:13:10 +0000

Hurricane Irene is headed our way with 80 mph winds and Barts Tree Service is geared up and ready with enough supplies to last us two weeks. We will be responding to storm damage calls with two crews 24 hours a day and prioritizing storm cleanup by severity i.e. Removing trees from houses and roof tops, clearing access ways, general cleanup. Our emergancy tree services include one truck equipped with two generators and emergency lighting, and all the materials required to tarp your roof after the tree removal.

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

Be safe!

Major Storm Damage in Connecticut

Admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:10:38 +0000

Based on recent weather events I have come to the conclusion that mother nature is just angry…..

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 Disease in Cherry Trees

Admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:01:33 +0000

Black knot of plum and cherry trees is a widespread and serious disease throughout North America. The black knot fungus mainly affects twigs, branches, and fruit spurs. Although sometimes trunks may also become diseased. Usually, infections begin on the youngest growth.

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.

40th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby

Admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:11:16 +0000

Barts Tree Service continues to be a proud sponsor of the annual kid’s fishing derby put on by Danbury Fish and Game at the Danbury Town Park Saturday May 21st, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

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

Large Oak Tree Removal in Danbury CT

Admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:35:58 +0000

Barts Tree Service removing a two trunk oak tree with a heavy lean directly over a new carport. Unfortunatly many years ago the driveway was backfilled a couple feet around this tree so it had developed root rot and was just a matter of time before it crushed the carport and hit the house. Remember that a red oak log 30″ in diameter by 12″ long weighs 300lbs so just the trunk of this tree alone weighed 4 to 5 tons not to mention limb and leave weight so there is a good chance this tree is going all the way through the house. Thats why sometimes a smaller looking defect compounded by location, size and lean causes us to categorize it as a hazardous tree. On a lighter note the client was very happy to get rid of the 20 bushels of acorns he was blessed with annually in the driveway.

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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Proof of Liability & Workers Comp Insurance for Barts Tree Service

Admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:39:26 +0000

Since we are usually on the road when being asked to fax over proof of insurance for Barts Tree Service I figured it would be easier to add a scanned copy to the website for all to access.

Barts Tree Service Proof of Insurance

Working with CL&P on a Tree Removal that Uprooted the Service Wires in Ridgefield

Admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:47:36 +0000

Three large trees were uprooted by wind in Ridgefield CT and wound up ripping the underground electrical service out. So Barts Tree Service was called to remove the trees, we had two Barts Tree Service trucks, two CL&P trucks and another with an excavator so we pretty much had the road all closed down. We had to wait for the wires to be disconnected so as to ensure the trees were not energized and then let the cutting begin. Additionally we had to dump 5 yards of gravel into the whole where the root ball took out half the driveway so I could get my stump grinder in close enough to grind away the stump.