The Business of “Growing” Successfully
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. February 16, 2011 12:58 pm Did You Know?, Employees, Misc., Tree care, employees, nashville, proper care, quality tree surgery, roots, ruel jones, spring, winter
The Business of “Growing” Successfully
Ruel Jones
While I always hoped I’d be in the international banking business, I found my niche in nature, though ironically there are similarities.
Understanding how a plant operates is the key component to providing proper year-round care, much the same as with operating a successful business.
A tree is like a company, which has employees both below ground (roots) and above ground (leaves), and both play vital roles. A tree stores money (energy) in its fibers and cells just like a company does with a savings or checking account. In the spring this living, breathing company uses last year’s stored savings to build new leaves, or what we might call next year’s “employees” for the growing season. All winter long this plant was spend-ing money on root development to support the group of employees that will soon be coming on. After the leaves are built, they are now ready to start making money for the company to use in a new growth development season, while at the same time, of course, refilling the savings account now low due to all the money the company spent developing the current roots and leaves.
That is basically how a plant works. The leaves support the roots and the roots sup-port the leaves in a symbiotic relationship. The margin or profit from these two groups of employees is what the company uses each year for new growth.
Improper pruning or care of your trees and plants can cause them to dig further down into their “savings account” and spend more money to create additional leaves to do necessary work. The plant knows that without the proper amount of leaves doing the job and making money, the company will soon be filling Chapter 7.
So in the end, though the company’s name is Quality Tree Surgery, some might con-sider us in the financial and banking business for trees!
Something you should know
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. February 15, 2011 2:15 pm Did You Know?, Employees, Misc., property value, quality tree surgery, ruel, ruel jones
Something You Should Know…
Twenty seven years ago when I started this tree care company, I had no idea I was lined up for a roller coaster ride of Feast or Famine as a career. That’s right; a roller coaster job is putting it lightly because in the spring and summer, wonderful volumes of work come in like nobody’s business but then come the winter months where starvation and poverty-stricken days show up and surround us like buzzards on road kill.
Getting a tree job is like standing in a soup line with only enough food for half the people and everyone cutting corners to get in front. It’s too funny I’m telling you! I catch myself laughing at the irony of why in the world anyone would start a tree care company – “Just kidding”.
Anyhow, facts are, the best time of year for tree operations are the winter months when trees are in a kind of sleep mode or should I say, “taking a rest and gearing up for the next growing season.”
Not only is it better for the tree but winter pruning is easier because it’s easier to see limbs without leaves blocking the view of dead or unproductive branches. Pruning off undesirable live material is better because the tree hasn’t spent all that energy growing leaves. It’s almost always more cost effective because of factors like less debris to clean up and no delicate flowers growing up under the trees to work around, of course, there is less of a work load which means no over time hours.
Fact is, winter months are hands down the best time of year to have tree work performed regardless of what kind of maintenance it is, and, of course, above all other reasons, the best time to have any kind of work done is when you are ready. It’s not necessary to wait until spring or summer. If you have tree work to do and you are in a position to have it done, do it now; by doing so, you will probably save money, as well.
Ruel Jones
What is my Landscape Worth?
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. July 12, 2010 8:48 pm Lawn care, Tree care, property value, quality tree surgery, ruel jones, Tree care
25.00 Off Discount
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. June 21, 2010 9:52 pm Discounts/Coupons, Lawn care, Tree care, discount, property value, quality tree surgery, ruel jones
Mosquito Madness
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. December 19, 2009 10:25 am Lawn care, Pests, mosquito, quality tree surgery, ruel jones, west nile
Have you heard about the West Nile Virus? Read up! It‟s interesting . . . .
Who’s Most at Risk
People over age 50
Anyone with a weakened immune system
Symptoms
Incubation period (time from infection to onset of symptoms) is usually 3 to 15 days.
Fever
Headache and body aches
Skin rash & swollen lymph nodes
More severe infections:
Disorientation/Stupor
Tremors & convulsions
Muscle weakness or paralysis
Coma
Prevention Tips
Get rid of buckets, unused plastic pools, flowerpots, or other water-holding items
Clean out rain gutters and clear flat roofs of standing water
Eliminate puddles around your air conditioner or septic tank
Check tarps on boats or pools to make sure they aren‟t holding water
Use insect repellents—ones containing DEET and permethrin are most effective, according to Consumer Reports. DEET does not kill bugs, but the vapors discourage them from landing or climbing on you. These products are considered safe for adults and children age 2 months and older.■
Do You Have a Mosquito Problem?
Did You Know that We Can Treat Your Lawn, Shrubs &
Dense Brushy Areas to Reduce Populations?
Call for More Details!
Ruel Jones
Why Healthy Trees Fall
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. December 14, 2009 7:37 pm Misc., Tree care, how a tree works, quality tree surgery, ruel jones, Tree care
In most cases tree failure is directly linked to some kind of decay, either in the root system or above ground in the frame of the tree. Losing a tree to these problems is more acceptable but to lose a
perfectly healthy tree due to a structural weakness is saddening. Not only do you lose a tree, the clean air it provides and the money or time to clean it up, you also lose all the years it takes to get another tree that size. And to add salt to the wound in most cases these trees could have been protected by bracing with cables and or bolts.
Structural weaknesses are usually easily spotted, it just takes a few minutes to walk the property and visually inspect the trees for sharp angled crotches. Look at the picture, if your trees have crotches that look similar to this you might need to have us come out and take a second look. There is no charge for doing a walk through inspection and even if you can’t take care of the problem immediately at least you have information to address it when you can.
By: Ruel Jones
How A tree Works
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. October 21, 2009 9:54 pm Tree care, how a tree works, jones, Lawn care, leadership, middle tn, nashville, quality tree surgery, ruel, ruel jones, Tree care
Trees are much like a Company, each leaf is an employee of the company and each one makes money by means of photosynthesis, in short its making starches and sugars and sending them down to the company. The company in turn directs this energy we’ll call Money to where it’s needed most. There is also another group of employees under ground, these are the roots. Roots cannot live without support of the upper employees and the upper employees can’t live without the roots. These two groups work in a symbiotic relationship with each other. As the leaves are manufacturing sugars and starches and sweating like a horse they call for water and countless other nutrients from the roots. As the roots work profusely gathering up all these nutrients and water for their fellow companions they are calling for starches and sugars.The company (tree) is dealing with all kinds of other issues such as the chemical supply it uses to compartmentalize a wound or cavity. These wound areas harbor the most deadly enemy a tree has other than us humans, (funguses) a fungus will steadily eat away at the tree unless it is walled off by a chemical compound and the healthier a tree the more of this chemical it can make. Also the company is in charge of how much growth it puts on for the season and this is determined by how well the two groups of employees are doing making money. Not much money means not much growth, not to mention the fact that its defenses are low as well, making it more vulnerable for attack, not just by fungus but by insects as well. It’s not hard to see that by removing large numbers of employees on either side of the company can affect a tree dramatically. As in any large company there are slackers (I bet you have worked with a few) and branches that are not operating or growing in the best direction for the long term future of the company. This is one way large companies stay strong, they hire consultants to come in and evaluate the company and its employees and prune out the branches of employees that are slackers and hurting the overall long term growth.
Trees are extremely resilient and are able to tolerate unbelievable living conditions in most cases, although when we see a dead tree, basically what has happened, for what ever the reason, the company has gone bankrupt. Its savings account went empty and trees don’t operate on the welfare program, if you’re a tree you are all on your own.
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc.
What is my Landscape Worth?
Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. October 21, 2009 9:51 pm Lawn care, Tree care, property value, quality tree surgery, ruel jones, tn, Tree care
Most people are aware that trees and other living plants are valuable. They provide beauty to our properties, manufacture oxygen, reduce rainfall runoff, provide sound barriers, and help us save energy by providing cool shade in the summer and reducing the harsh winds in the winter. However, trees and other landscape plants are a part of your property and have a dollar value that can be measured by competent plant appraisers.
A U.S. Forest study conducted in Amherst, Massachusetts shows that real-estate appraisers estimated that trees contributed as much as 27 % increase in dollars for two thirds wooded compared to open land with no plants. Another study by Arbor National Mortgage, Inc., revealed that “ 84 % of the real estate agents feel a house on a lot with trees would be as much as 20 % more saleable than a house on a lot with no trees.” (Arbor National Mortgage 1993).
If you have trees or shrubs that have been damaged or destroyed, you may be able to recapture your loss through insurance claims, litigation, or as a deduction from your income tax. The extent of damage and how the damage occurred will determine which avenues are available to you to compensate for the lost value. If you have a portion of your property condemned for right of ways, utility easements or other condemnation proceedings, the value of any trees and shrubs on that portion of your property should be considered in determining your compensation for the loss of that property. In the event of a loss or damage to your landscape, you should obtain a written appraisal by a qualified terrain appraiser to insure that you are properly compensated for the dollar value of your landscape.
