Dormant Oil Spraying

Minimize usage of those nasty pesticides and take advantage of Dormant Spraying. Dormant spraying refers to spraying during the season of the year when deciduous trees and shrubs are leafless, and buds are in the overwintering, dormant condition. Materials applied as dormant sprays include horticulturals oils (dormant oil) and lime sulphur. Horticultural oils mix with water to form a milky emulsion. After the water evaporates, a thin layer of oil is left on the tree. Any overwintering stages of insects such as eggs or pupae, when sprayed with dormant oil, will suffocate. Some examples of these insects are scales, mites, aphids and eggs of moths, such as leafrollers. We will begin spraying in March 2014 prior to buds swelling.

Christmas Tree Chipping- Food Bank Drive

Once again we will be chipping christmas trees in exchange for donations to The Golden Food Bank. We will be collecting trees in exchange for donations (cash, cheque or food) on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014. Simply give us a call at 250 344 0188 or an email to info@greenleaftree.ca to arrange for pick-up of your tree. Once we have placed you on our list for collections please place your tree (with all ornaments etc. removed) at the curb on January 8th. Donations can be left with the tree, or simply provide us with any details in regards to where you'd like us to collect your donation. Happy Holidays Golden...see you all in the New Year!

We Take Safety Seriously!

Aerial Rescue TrainingAt Green Leaf Tree Services, we take safety very seriously. An arborist performs high angle rope work, often with a chainsaw. Because of this, there is a great need to train to industry best practices. Green Leaf Tree Services is SAFE company certified, and we have an extensive safety program which our staff adheres to in order to ensure we maintain a high level of safety while caring for your trees. In this picture, crew members practice the skills needed to safely and efficiently access an injured coworker, assess their injuries, and bring them safely to the ground. Our company has been assessed through random audits by WCB compliance officers and we have always met and exceeded their expectations. 

Winter Tree Removal in Windermere, BC

In order to accommodate a new gas-line installation at Terravista in Windermere, BC, Green Leaf was commissioned to remove a number of large Douglas Fir trees in very close proximity to the condos. Mike provided this birds-eye view of one of the removals from last week. Check out the video...

Technical Tree Removal- Lake Louise Alberta

speedline removalGreen Leaf was recently commissioned by Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts to remove an uprooted spruce tree with extensive decay which threatened to fall onto a propane tank and delivery system. With no room below the tree to place any pieces our skilled climber employed a speedline rigging system to safely lower all limbs and wood to a landing zone away from the propane tank. Technical removals like this are our specialty! We are trained and certified to deal with such hazards in confined spaces.

FireSmart Treatments- Canmore AB

Crews removing dead standing and downed treesIn partnership with Alpine Precision Tree Service, Green Leaf has been providing fuel reduction treatments within the town of Canmore AB. By spacing out advanced regen and removing dead standing and downed trees the intensity of wildfire is reduced. Green Leaf and Alpine Precision has experienced and certified staff, the proper equipment and experience to provide this type of service for both residential/ commercial land owners and municipalities alike.

Tree Removal at Panorama Mountain Resort- Invermere BC

Green Leaf was commissioned to remove a large Spruce tree at Panorama resort back in 2009. A roof had been built around the tree and therefore there was no room for material to fall and very little margin for error. We safely rigged the tree down in sections and removed all debris from site with no damage to the customers home or property. A precision removal.

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Wildlife tree creation- Columbia Valley Transmission Line

Over the past year we have worked with Pioneer Forestry Consulting Ltd/ BC Hydro providing tree climbing and hazard tree falling along the new transmission line between Golden and Invermere. As part of this project we climbed and topped, bored and scared large trees to be left as wildlife trees. This was a fun project that had us scaling some monstrous Douglas Fir trees that would have otherwise been felled to accommodate the new transmission line. Often we are asked what it is that we do....simply put we safely climb trees to prune, support, and remove.

TLC for a beautiful American Elm- Invermere BC

Proper tree pruning has many benefits to enhance trees in our landscapes. Green Leaf was commissioned to assess and provide pruning services on a beautiful American Elm tree on lake Windermere. Our skilled climbers removed dead wood and crossed and rubbing branches. We also raised the canopy above the cabin by making proper cuts to ensure the continued health of the tree. It was a pleasure to work on this tree! 

Tight quarters Poplar removal- Golden BC

Often trees will out-grow their space as they begin to encroach on homes and over-crowd landscapes. When this happens, Green Leaf is very well versed and experienced at removing very large trees in tight spaces. Attached are some pictures of Mike Plunkard carefully rigging down a large Cottonwood in the spring of 2011 in Golden.