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Pennsylvania Mulching Guide for a Healthier Spring
Mulching is one of the most effective and accessible ways to improve tree health across Pennsylvania landscapes.
By choosing the right materials, applying mulch properly, and timing it correctly, homeowners can create healthier growing conditions that support trees for years to come.
How can a homeowner know if an arborist will prune a tree correctly?
Correct tree care pruning follows the American National Standards Institute or ANSI A300. Find out what this means for your trees.
Why do some trees hang on to their leaves in winter?
As you spend the winter shoveling driveways, salting sidewalks, or just getting out and enjoying the winter weather, have you noticed that some deciduous trees hang on to old brown leaves while most are bare? Marcescence The term for trees retaining their leaves in...
Our Guide to Winter Apple Tree Pruning
As winter continues in Central Pennsylvania, our apple trees and other fruit trees stand bare against the cold. At first glance, it might seem like nothing is happening — no leaves, no flowers, no fruit. But this dormant season is actually one of the most important...
3 Creative Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree (Instead of Throwing It Away)
Learn three creative ways to repurpose or recycle your Christmas tree after the holidays, plus local Centre County and State College recycling options.
Fall Scenic Views in Pennsylvania: Top Hikes to Explore
A vibrant collage of fall scenic views in Pennsylvania, showcasing Central PA’s Ricketts Glen with sugar maples, Eastern PA’s Mt. Tammany with white oaks, and Western PA’s Minister Creek with hemlocks, all in glowing reds and golds. Cutting Edge Tree Professionals’ logo is overlaid, highlighting expert tree care for these stunning forests.
Guide to Eco-Friendly Fertilizers for PA Trees and Gardens in Fall
Eco-friendly fertilizers for PA matters in the fall to many people, particularly those involved in lawn care, gardening, or farming. Here’s why, based on available information and regional context: Why Fall Fertilization Matters in Pennsylvania Lawn Care: Fall is a...
Summer Tree Care for Central PA Homeowners
Ensure your trees enhance your Central PA garden this summer. Contact Cutting Edge Tree Professionals for a free consultation and let our experts create a customized care plan for your landscape.
3 Tips to Create a Thriving Summer Garden
As summer is in full swing in Centre County, PA, your garden deserves to shine. At Cutting Edge Tree Professionals, we know that a thriving summer garden starts with healthy, safe, and well-maintained trees. Our expert services—tree pruning, plant health care, and cabling/bracing—are key to transforming your yard into a safe, beautiful oasis this June.
Integrated Pest Management: Protect Your Landscape the Smart, Sustainable Way
Your landscape is an investment—and like any investment, it needs proper care and protection. While watering, pruning, and mowing are routine tasks, what often gets overlooked is pest management.
Is Your Landscape Healthy? Here are 7 Signs of Plant Stress—and When to Call a Pro
A beautiful landscape can be one of the most rewarding parts of homeownership—but only if it’s healthy. When plants are stressed, they start to show it—but the sooner you spot the signs, the better your chances of restoring them.
Mitigating Winter Stress on Trees: Expert Pruning and Care Techniques
Winter stress on trees can lead to significant damage if not addressed properly. Learn how strategic pruning, protective measures like anti-desiccants, and understanding the unique challenges of cold weather can save your trees from winter’s harsh grip. Dive into our guide for expert tips on mitigating winter stress on trees to ensure your landscape thrives through the coldest months.
Debunking 4 Winter Tree Work Myths
As the holiday season is upon us and our schedules fill up with festive gatherings and gift shopping, it can be easy to overlook the importance of winter tree work. Just like how we stay active and busy during the holidays, trees also require attention and care all...
3 Essential Benefits of Fall Pruning with a Tree Care Team
The leaves of trees have dropped in late fall in Pennsylvania. It's the perfect time to hire a tree care team and prepare your trees for the winter ahead. Fall pruning is essential for the health and longevity of your trees, but it can also be a challenging and...
The Remarkable Science of Leaves Changing Color
As summer fades into autumn, Pennsylvania transforms into a breathtaking canvas of colors as the leaves on trees undergo a transformation. The science behind leaves changing color is a fascinating blend of biology, chemistry, and environmental cues that create the...
Apple Trees: Which Is One Is For You
Apple Trees have become a staple when thinking of the fall season. Originally Apple Trees were native to Kazakhstan and came to America during the period of the Silk Road. Since then Apple Trees have produced the most popular fruit eaten amongst fruits and vegetables. Due to the high amount of kinds of apples and apple trees, some may need to learn which apple is right for them. In the article below we are going to talk about everything apple so that you can find the perfect fit for your yard and your tastebuds.
Spotted Lanternflies
Spotted lanternflies emerged as a significant pest in recent years, for Pennsylvania, they emerged as a large issue in 2014, causing concern among environmentalists, farmers, and homeowners. Every year homeowners all across Pennsylvania are warned about Spotted Lantern Flies, and when to kill them. The issue has gotten so bad, that many counties in Pennsylvania are quarantined, and the Department of Agriculture has created a phone number to call when you spot one. Here are some tips, tricks, and knowledge about the Spotted Lantern Fly to know so you can fight back.
Top 10 Shade Trees in Pennsylvania
Everyone can agree the summer sun is what we look forward to during the cold winter months. However, some days the sun can be too strong for you, your family, and even your furry friends. Having fun in the sun, with a place to cool off under, is the ideal way to spend...
How to Keep Your Tree Healthy from Needle Cast
The summers in Pennsylvania can be beautiful with the green foliage of the vast forests that surround the state. We love walking through the vast and lush greenery that surrounds our states. However, while the summer can bring life to our beautiful trees, it can also give life to unfortunate sicknesses to our trees. Pests and diseases of trees can be complicated, especially when you do not know what you are looking for.
Your Yard in Bloom: Best Flowering Trees in Pennsylvania
Before your garden can really blossom, there is one crucial step needed: simply picking and planting your collection of flowering trees. For more information, follow along for the Cutting Edge Tree Professionals Flowering Trees Guide.
Essential Tools For Caring For Your Garden and Trees in Pennsylvania
With an abundance of tools in the world of gardening, it’s important to make sure you’re selecting the best ones for your space. To make it easy to find the best garden tools we’ve pulled together our Top 10 list.
Guidance for Properly Planting Balled and Burlapped Trees
Cutting Edge Tree Professionals cares about your trees, even before they are planted. Follow our steps for properly planting your balled and burlapped trees.
Spring Planting Guide: How To Root Your Garden In Healthy New Trees
A guide to make the complicated nuances of spring planting easy for anyone!
Advantages of Winter Tree Work
By Dave Jackson, Arborist Representative The leaves are all raked up and now you are looking at your winter landscape waiting for spring to arrive. You may even be making a list of the things you want to do with your yard once warmer weather arrives. If tree work is...
Essential Steps to Protect Your Trees from Harsh Pennsylvania Winter Storms
Winter can be a challenging time for trees, especially in the state of Pennsylvania, where the weather can be unpredictable and severe. Harsh winter storms pose potential hazards to the health and safety of your trees. However, with proper preparation and care, you...
Protecting Trees: Empowering Actions to Prepare for Hurricane Season in the Northeast
Hurricane season poses significant risks to both human lives and the natural environment. Winds and storms made their way up north creating damage for families in State College area just last month in October. Hurricane Season is still underway, till the end of...
Timing Matters: The Best Time to Prune Oak Trees
Pruning is essential to maintain the health and aesthetics of oak trees. However, timing is crucial when it comes to pruning these majestic beauties. In this blog post, we explore the best time to prune oak trees, providing insights and guidance to ensure their...
Falling for Oaks: A Seasonal Study of Red Oak and White Oak Trees
Oaks in Pennsylvania Oaks are a common tree found in Pennsylvania. In fact, the oak/hickory forest type dominates the southern two-thirds of the state. Oaks are well known and enjoyed due to their many attributes, including beauty, timber, food for wildlife, firewood,...
The Spotted Lanternfly in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Fall Prevention
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species invading Pennsylvania.
The 5 Best “Treescapes” in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s lush forests and diverse tree species make it a great destination for nature enthusiasts and tree lovers. From towering old-growth forests to urban green spaces, the state has many amazing tree viewing locations. Are you looking for a place to spend...
Trees and Drought: What you need to know
Pennsylvania drought My grass is brown, I haven’t cut it in two weeks now. I don’t mind too much. I’d rather not mow. But with the defoliation my trees experienced last summer from spongy moths (formerly gypsy moths) and the dry start to summer we...
PA Trees and Spring Allergies: Trees you have to know about so you can avoid them
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The Top 5 Tools Every Homeowner Needs for Yard Work
Caring for your yard without the proper tools can feel like a battle to any homeowner. This can lead to an unkempt, messy lawn and lots of frustration. Here is our list of the top 5 yard tools for every homeowner to keep in their arsenal to avoid frustration and messy...
Why Winter is a Great Time to Have Your Trees Pruned
The grass is no longer in need of cutting and the leaves have all been raked up. While it seems all your yard work is finished for the year, there is no better time than winter to prune your trees, especially oak trees. While most pruning can be done any time of year,...
Shop Local: Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in State College
The holiday season is upon us! For many this includes the beloved family tradition of finding that coveted Christmas Tree! Bringing it indoors to shower with celebration and joy for the remainder of the season. That might be scanning a parking lot full of pre-cut...
The Intermediate Guide: Winterization of Trees
When your weekends consist of lounging in front of the fireplace, cozying up with a warm blanket, and watching holiday movies on marathon; don’t forget about the icon of the holiday season- trees. Winterization of trees should start now! It is essential to give trees...
Oak Wilt: The sign that it’s time to see a plant doctor
Oak trees and humans have a lot in common when it comes to their health. We both drink clean water, eat nutrient rich foods, and take vitamins. Why? This is our attempt to be proactive on our well-being. It gives us the most favorable chances of not catching illnesses...
Summer Considerations for Spongy Moth
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Four Easy Steps to Your Springtime Yard and Plant Healthcare Check
At Cutting Edge Tree Professionals, we want to keep our readers up to date on the tree and plant health care services that we offer; that way you’ll never miss out! As spring time is already here, we have come up with a short list to help make your springtime yard and...
Upcycle Your Christmas Tree – 5 Creative Ideas
Taking care of the environment is one of the key reasons for why we do our work at Cutting Edge Tree Professionals. We’ve collected a few ideas of things you can do to upcycle your Christmas Tree. You too can care for the environment by getting rid of your tree in a...
The Pros and Cons of Real vs Artificial Christmas Trees
Christmas trees: a little history There is a long history of Christmas trees around the world, but the trend of trees in America dates back to the early-mid 1800s with the German settlers of Pennsylvania. The festive tradition of decorating the cheery evergreen trees...
Why Watering Matters Through the Fall Season
With leaves pretty much gone from trees this time of the year in Pennsylvania, we know growing season is over and we may stop the gardening and watering. But, fallen leaves is not exactly the best gauge year-to-year for when it’s time to quit ourselves. If you take...
Your Simple Fall Tree Checklist
We’ve pulled together a simple list to make sure that your trees are taken care of this fall into winter. It’s important to take steps to make sure that your trees, shrubs, and property are fully winterized. Following this simple list will save you problems through...
It’s Tick Season: What To Do And What To Avoid With Ticks
Time to Talk About Ticks Now that it’s October, it’s time to talk about ticks. According to Penn State Extension, October is prime tick season in Pennsylvania. Given that ticks are so prevalent, we all need to be aware of the effects of ticks forarborists, farmers and...
Seasonal Pennsylvania Problems: The Spotted Lantern Fly
Getting Rid of the Spotted Lantern Fly One seasonal problem we see pop up each fall: dealing with the spotted lantern fly (SLF), which is known for destroying crops and trees. Because of the seasonal issue, we’ve put together a short list of ways to get rid of this...
3 Things You Can Do To Help Pollinators This Fall
3 Things you can do in the fall to help pollinators We all know pollinators are important around the world, but how can we help the pollinators in our piece of the world in Pennsylvania? There are some specific actions that you can take this fall and moving forward to...
Seasonal Flagging To Watch For
Late summer and early fall is the time of the year to be aware of trees holding up “flags” that indicate disease and decay. When we talk about 'flagged trees', we're referring to those showing visible signs of distress, disease, or aging. These signs often present...
How Much Water is Enough In the Summer?
Summer heat, longer days, more sunlight, coupled with rain and storms—summertime we may want and need to take watering our plants and trees into our own hands. After all, we know plants and trees need properly maintained soil nutrients with water to grow healthy and...
Should You Plant Trees In Summer?
Our PSA on planting trees in the summer: At Cutting Edge Tree Professionals, we recommend not planting trees in the summertime, but waiting till early to mid-fall to plant in Pennsylvania. Why? We all know Pennsylvania is a state with four distinct seasons. In the...