serving the greater Chicagoland area
keep your trees healthy
FJR Tree Inc. serves the greater Chicagoland area with a variety of tree care services including low impact tree removal and pruning, expert diagnosis, and a variety of plant health care services. All services are done with the optimum goal: to keep your trees healthy and looking their best.
Plants are living, breathing things just like humans and many people only think about treating them when they’re in trouble. We make sure to take our vitamins and eat healthy food to perform at optimum efficiency and stave off illness, so why wouldn’t you do the same for your trees? Some aspects of plant healthcare are:
- Tree/Shrub Identification
- Insect/Disease/Fungal Prevention and Treatment
- Girdled Root Analysis, Pruning, and Excavation
- Soil Analysis
- Growth Regulator Treatments
Keeping impact to a minimum
Tree Removal Services
There are a multitude of potential risks involved when removing trees around people, structures, or other inanimate objects, but we are accustomed to working around these obstacles on a daily basis. We always have several climbers on site and are also adept at crane assisted removals. It is always our goal to keep impact on the property to a minimum; we aim to leave the site cleaner than we found it.
Tree removal is the process of removing a rooted tree from the ground. They occur, or are requested from our clients, for a multitude of reasons, such as:
Tree removal is the process of removing a rooted tree from the ground. They occur, or are requested from our clients, for a multitude of reasons, such as:
- The tree is in poor health or is diseased
- The tree is simply not desirable
- The tree is a hazard
- To make room or clear a space
- The tree is in a bad location
- To plant something else in place of the tree
best for the health of the tree
Tree pruning Services
Tree pruning can be quite subjective. Therefor, we always meet with our clients to discuss their goals and make suggestions as to what we feel is best for the health of the tree. Every species requires specific pruning prescriptions due to different growth characteristics and habits. Typically, less is more with tree pruning, but this is not always the case; every branch should have a proper reason for removal. The end result is a beautiful, healthy pruned tree. No matter the size or shape of the tree, we have the skill set to prune both large mature trees and small ornamental species.
Keep your trees looking their best by keeping them pruned to perfection. Properly pruned trees not only maintain a well-managed appearance, but they also live longer. Tree pruning:
Keep your trees looking their best by keeping them pruned to perfection. Properly pruned trees not only maintain a well-managed appearance, but they also live longer. Tree pruning:
- Improves the health of the tree
- Reduces the instances of disease
- Improves air circulation
- Keeps the tree protected from potentially damaging weather
Remove unwanted pests
Insect & Disease Management
Keep your trees healthy and thriving with our expert insect and disease management services. Our trained arborists can identify early signs of pests and pathogens that threaten tree health and stability. Using targeted, environmentally responsible treatments, we work to stop infestations, prevent future outbreaks, and restore your trees’ natural strength and beauty. See the section below for some pests to be on the lookout for.
Emerald Ash Borer:
Commonly known as EAB, it is an exotic, invasive insect that disrupts an ash tree’s vascular system. It is the biggest issue in the Chicagoland area that we are currently facing.
- Telltale Signs: While the insect itself is hard to spot, some early signs are loss of leaf density, small holes near the base of the tree, and patches of missing bark. This only affects Ash species.
- Treatment: The best method of handling the disease is a preventative insecticide but it can also be treated therapeutically if caught very early on. It can be treated during most of the growing season.
Apple Scab:
A fungal issue that causes dark lesions and yellowing on the leaves as well as leaf drop during late July and early August. While Apple Scab is not nearly as severe as EAB, it can be if it persists year after year.
- Telltale Signs: Some signs that a tree has apple scab include dark lesions, yellowing of leaves, and leaf drop during late July and early August.
- Treatment: The treatment is a spring time foliar spray with a fungicide. Affecting only Crab Apple and Apple trees, this is one of the most common treatments done annually in one or two hits.
Oak Wilt:
With a tendency to affect the red oak species more than white, it is a fungal issue that has similar symptoms to EAB.
- Telltale Signs: There will be a change in leaf color along the margins from green to brown, loss of leaf density, and flagging, or branch die-back. Unlike EAB, Oak Wilt can be spread through root grafting, which means the roots grow together and the fungus spreads through them. It can also be spread through a host beetle from tree to tree.
- Treatment: Should your tree have oak wilt, a treatment of fungicide macro infusion injection is typically done. It is best when done preventatively since the severity of this particular disease could be quite high and does not linger. It can be treated therapeutically up to a certain point in time.
Rhizosphaera Needle Cast:
Similar to Apple Scab, it is a foliar fungal disease that affects the needles of spruce trees, with blue spruce being the most susceptible. Since Spruce is not native to our area, it’s not adapted and disease can progress due to weather. During our cool, damp springs, the precipitation sits on the needles, allowing the fungi to thrive.
- Telltale Signs: Rhizosphaera Needle Cast causes needle die back, starting in the lower canopy closest to the ground and beginning in the anterior and progressing to the exterior of the tree. Severity can be high; in some trees it lingers and in others the tree can be dead in a year.
- Treatment: Treatment is an annual preventative fungicide spray during the springtime.
Dutch Elm Disease:
Very similar to Oak Wilt, Dutch Elm Disease is a fungus that attacks the vascular system and prevents nutrient flow. The most susceptible to this disease is the American Elm species. In the same way that we are seeing Emerald Ash Borer affect the Ash tree population today, Dutch Elm Disease fungus wiped out the American Elms in the 1970s.
- Telltale Signs: Symptoms are the same as Oak Wilt, with leaf color change in late July and early August, early leaf drop, loss of density, flagging, and it is transmitted via a host beetle.
- Treatment: As severity is high once the tree is affected, the best treatment is a macro infusion fungicide prevention.
Spruce Spider Mites:
Invasion of spruce spider mites tends to occur during periods of drought when the spruce tree is under heavy stress, allowing the spider mite to move in and do heavy damage.
- Telltale Signs: Flagging and random die-back are the most common signs of spruce spider mite infestation.
- Treatment: It can be treated preventatively and/or therapeutically with a foliar miticide spray. While treatment is mostly done in the spring, it can also be done during a latent phase in the spider mite life cycle, which is typically in August.
Keeping your property safe
Risk Assessment & Management
Protect your property and the people on it with our professional tree risk assessment and management services. Our certified arborists carefully evaluate tree health, structure, and site conditions to identify potential hazards before they become serious problems. We provide expert recommendations and management plans tailored to reduce risk, improve safety, and maintain the long-term health of your landscape and property in generral.
poor soil issues can be corrected
Soil Testing & Soil Care
One of the most overlooked areas that we come across is soil. As a general rule of thumb, the healthier the tree is below the surface, the healthier the tree will be above ground, which is where the importance of soil comes into play. Most trees prefer porous, well-drained soil, but unfortunately, urban environments tend to have a lot of compacted, non-porous soil. The good news is poor soil issues can be corrected. Bringing in good soil to a property will help a tree’s health improve.
We know how vital soil is to the health and longevity of all foliage. We can help improve the quality of your soil by offering soil testing and all around soil care. We start by taking a soil sample from your property and then have it analyzed for deficiencies. From there, we can tailor a fertilization treatment to your specific soil needs and deliver it via an injection of soluble liquid nutrients.
We know how vital soil is to the health and longevity of all foliage. We can help improve the quality of your soil by offering soil testing and all around soil care. We start by taking a soil sample from your property and then have it analyzed for deficiencies. From there, we can tailor a fertilization treatment to your specific soil needs and deliver it via an injection of soluble liquid nutrients.
supporting elevated risk trees
Tree Cabling & Bracing
Occasionally tree cabling and bracing may become necessary. Some trees have an elevated risk due to decay in key structural points in the tree as well as the tree’s proximity to people and structures. Proper cabling, which can be combined with bracing, can support elevated risk trees. Tree cabling is typically a superior option to removing a large leader or limb that you think may fall. Removing large leaders or limbs can actually increase tree risk in the long term, which makes tree cabling and bracing the superior option for the longevity of the tree.
Get your seamless turf with us
Stump Removal services
Tree and shrub stumps can be an unsightly space-waster for any yard. They can also damage lawn mowers and become hazardous obstacles if not removed. Instead of doing yard work around stumps, many property owners opt to have them removed.
We are equipped with a remote operated stump grinder that will leave your lawn a seamless turf and ready for new possibilities.
We are equipped with a remote operated stump grinder that will leave your lawn a seamless turf and ready for new possibilities.
