Almstead Around Town

For the 6th consecutive year, Almstead sponsored the Gardners’ Party at Wave Hill Public Garden and Cultural Center in the Bronx. The annual benefit raises funds to support Wave Hill’s renowned gardens... (more)

Should You Inoculate Your Trees Against Emerald Ash Borer?

Now that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been found in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, every property owner in our region with ash trees needs to think about a management plan. We recommend that you discuss it with your arborist... (more)

Storm Damage Prevention and Tree Risk Assessment

We’ve had quite a few bad storms in our region recently and experts predict there will be more this year. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, “winter temperatures will be much above normal for the Atlantic corridor...". (more)

Insects & Diseases

Quarantines have been put in place in New York and some counties of New Jersey on yard waste, firewood, wooden crates, nursery stock, fruit, and produce in an effort to curb the spread of Spotted Lantern Fly (SLF). It is a destructive pest that feeds on more than 70 plant species including tree-of-heaven... (more)

Annual Summer Picnic

The Almstead family hosted their annual summer picnic for employees and their families at D’Onofrio Park in New Rochelle, NY. The event also included service awards and a celebration of arborist Michael Marks, who retired from the company... (more)

Places To Visit

Devil’s Den Nature Conservancy Preserve stretches through Weston and Redding, Connecticut. It is part of the extended Saugatuck Valley Trails System and is comprised of 20 miles of contiguous forests and watershed lands... (more)

Trees to Consider

Dawn Redwood is a deciduous conifer with supple green needles that turn reddish brown and drop off in the fall. Until 1943, when a grove was discovered in China, Dawn Redwoods were considered extinct, even though they had covered North America some 35 million years ago... (more)