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Services - Metropolitan Forestry Services

We guarantee the highest quality plant health care services using a science-based approach to provide the best possible solution for your tree care needs.

Tree Maintenance

TREE TRIMMING & PRUNING

trimming a branch

MFS follows pruning standards established by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). These are the A-300 standards for pruning operations.

Before pruning, it is extremely important to establish a goal – what do you want to accomplish? Our expert staff would be glad to help. Give us a call.

Some of the methods and reasons for pruning include:

  • Crown Cleaning: Removal of dead and hanging branches. Remove diseased, broken and crossing branches.
  • Hazard Pruning: Remove dangerous branches.
  • Crown Raising: Raise lower branches for light to lawn or shrubs.
  • Crown Reduction: Reduce height and spread of the crown while maintaining a natural form – NO TOPPING!!
  • Clearance Pruning: Prune to clear branches from structures.
  • Restoration Pruning: Pruning to restore shape and balance after the damage has occurred.
  • Vista Pruning: Pruning to improve views.

LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

Lightning can destroy a valuable tree in an instant. MFS can install a very effective lightning protection system to protect your investment. Learn more about how to stay safe and protected.

TREE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (CABLING AND BRACING)

support screw in a tree trunk

Professionally installed cabling systems in the crown of your tree may prevent breakage from wind ice or snow. Shade and ornamental trees may be repaired after damage has occurred with properly installed cables and rods.

TREE PROTECTION STRATEGIES DURING CONSTRUCTION

Many more trees can be saved from construction damage if proactive steps are taken prior to beginning your project. Proper evaluation and planning will insure that your trees are prepared for the many changes that will occur to the sites soil, vegetation, and hydrological components during construction phases. A tree protection strategy may include the following treatments:

  • Root Treatments
  • Soil Aeration
  • Pruning
  • Root Pruning
  • Establish Tree Protection Zone

TREE REMOVALS AND STUMP REMOVAL

Should it be necessary to remove trees, MFS can provide the expertise and the equipment to perform the job safely and efficiently. Stumps are ground out to your specificity so that a new tree can be planted in the same location. Let our experts show you.

EXOTIC AND INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL

In urban and rural areas many plants foreign to the region (exotic) as well as those that have gotten unsightly, out of control, or disruptive to local ecosystems (invasive) sometimes need a better management strategy. Common invasive exotic species in the St. Louis area include: Tree-of-Heaven, Japanese Honeysuckle, Autumn Olive, Multiflora Rose, Garlic Mustard as well as others.

Since trees and landscaping can add 20% in value to your property, it is important to prune properly to maintain peak health.To accomplish this we offer the following tree maintenance services and more! Contact Us

Seasonal Care Calendar

MFS has spent years developing and implementing a Plant Health Care Program alongside a Landscape Maintenance Regime.

Winter

Horticultural Oil(January-April)

Spring Ornamental Fertilization(February-June)

Fall Fertilization(October-December)

Ver-dur Chlorosis Treatment(February-April & September-December)

Merit Systemic Injections(February-May & September-November)

Tree Trimming(January-December)

Tree Planting(February-June & October-December)

Shrub Planting(February-June & September-December)

Spring

Horticultural Oil(January-April)

Spring Ornamental Fertilization(February-June)

Crab-Apple/Hawthorn Fungicide(March-July)

Sweetgum Ball Reduction(April)

Spring Insect Spray(April-June)

Pine/Spruce Fungicide(May-June)

Dutch Elm Disease Injections(May-June & August-September)

Ver-dur Chlorosis Treatment(February-April & September-December)

Borer Treatment(March-November)

Merit Systemic Injections(February-May & September-November)

Tree Trimming(January-December)

Shrub Trimming(March-June)

Tree Planting(February-June & October-December)

Shrub Planting(February-June & September-December)

Perennial Planting(April-June & September-November)

Annual Planting(April-May & September-October)

Mulch(April-November)

Summer

Spring Ornamental Fertilization(February-June)

Crab-Apple/Hawthorn Fungicide(March-July)

Spring Insect Spray(April-June)

Pine/Spruce Fungicide(May-June)

Dutch Elm Disease Injections(May-June & August-September)

Holly Leaf Miner Treatment(June-July)

Summer Insect Spray(June-August)

Late Season Insect Spray(August-September)

Sycamore Anthracnose Injections(August-October)

Borer Treatment(March-November)

Tree Trimming(January-December)

Shrub Trimming(March-June)

Tree Planting(February-June & October-December)

Shrub Planting(February-June & September-December)

Perennial Planting(April-June & September-November)

Mulch(April-November)

Hardscaping(June-November)

Fall

Dutch Elm Disease Injections(May-June & August-September)

Late Season Insect Spray(August-September)

Sycamore Anthracnose Injections(August-October)

Plant Health Care Inspections(September-November)

Fall Fertilization(October-December)

Ver-dur Chlorosis Treatment(February-April & September-December)

Borer Treatment(March-November)

Merit Systemic Injections(February-May & September-November)

Tree Trimming(January-December)

Tree Planting(February-June & October-December)

Shrub Planting(February-June & September-December)

Perennial Planting(April-June & September-November)

Annual Planting(April-May & September-October)

Spring Flowering Bulb Planting(October-November)

Mulch(April-November)

Hardscaping(June-November)

Our goal is to provide you with the best possible service. If you are not satisfied with any treatment or completed job, we will resolve the situation to your satisfaction. We want to do our utmost to ensure your trees and shrubs are always 'green and growing'.

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