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PRE AND POST CONSTRUCTION TREE PRESERVATION

CARING FOR AND PROTECTING TREES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND THE RESULTS OF THAT ARE MOST OFTEN UNFAVORABLE. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A PLAN TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT SITE TREES DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITES IS THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THE TREES LONG TERM SURVIVAL AND FUTURE VIGOR. ALL TREES ARE VERY SENSITIVY TO SOIL COMPACTION AND MECHANICAL INJURY AND TYPICAL SHOW A LATENT RESPONSE TO CONSTRUCTION INJURY, USUALLY 2 TO 3 YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION.

tree removal and pruning

WHETHER REMOVING A 100' DOUGLAS FIR OR PRUNING BACK LILACS OFF YOUR HOUSE WE HAVE YOU COVERED. ESTABLISHING PROPER BRANCH STRUCTURE ON JUVENILE TREES IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO THE REDUCTION OF OVER GROWN MATURE TREES

IRRIGATION INSTALLATION AND REPAIR

FROM INSTALLING A NEW STATE OF THE ART IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH WIFI CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER STATION DATA TO FIXING A SPRINKLER ON YOUR 25 YEAR OLD SYSTEM, WE CAN ASSIST YOU

DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND FUEL REDUCTION

WILDFIRES ARE A FACT OF LIFE AND HAVING APPROPRIATE DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND REDUCING COMBUSTIBLE FUEL SOURCES AROUND YOUR HOME CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPLETE LOSS AND SAVING YOUR HOME

PLANT HEALTH CARE

FERTILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED ISSUES FACING PLANTS AND TREES. WE CAN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FERTILITY PROGRAM FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE THAT INCREASES ITS VIGOR AND VITALITY, ALLOWING IT TO BETTER COPE WITH STRESSES SUCH AS DROUGHT, INSECTS AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS. WE CAN ALSO ASSIST YOU IN PLANT PROTECTION APPLICATIONS TOO

LIGHTNING PROTECTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS

LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN AND DO INJURE TREES AND SOMETIMES IS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THEIR DECLINE. INSTALLING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM (LPS) ON A SPECIMEN OR KEY LANDSCAPE TREES IS A WISE DECISION. SOME HEALTHY VIGOROUS TREES SUFFER STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT CAN BE REMEDIED WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEM (CABLING OR BRACING)

Consulting, TREE INVENTORIES AND DATA COLLECTION

LONE CONE ASSOCIATES IS AN AUTHORITY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TREE AND FOREST MANAGEMENT, WETHER ITS GIVING A CONSULTATION ON A SINGLE TREE, PROVIDING EXPERT TESTIMONY IN A LEGAL DEPOSITION OR DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT PLANS. WE PROVIDE TREE INVENTORIES AND DATA COLLECTION FOR LARGE PROPERTIES SUCH AN MUNICIPALITIES, LARGE PRIVATE LAND HOLDINGS AND HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THESE ACTIVITIES IS CRITICAL IN DEVELOPING LONG TERM PLANNING AND BUDGETING

WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION AUDITS

WATER IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE AND ITS SCARCITY IS INCREASING WITH PROLONGED DROUGHT. WE CAN ASSIST YOU IN LOWERING YOUR WATER USAGE AND IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MECHANISMS. THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPRINKLER TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN SAVE YOU WATER AND MONEY. IMPLEMENTING A IRRIGATION BASE PROGRAM ON EVAPO-TRANSPIRATION AND SOUND WATERING PRACTICES IS YOUR OBLIGATION AS WISE WATER USER