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Have a Safe and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Our History!

Anderson’s Tree Care Specialists, Inc. is a local, family owned, company providing comprehensive tree management services including tree planting, pruning, removal, and stump grinding. We diagnose and treat tree diseases, and provide inventories and management plans for large populations of trees. We provide tree care services for everyone, from individual homeowners to large commercial buildings, to shopping centers, and large private estates. References are available from each of these examples.

Doug Anderson, the owner/operator, started Anderson’s Tree Care in 1995. The company is located in down town San Jose and serves the area from Woodside and Fremont, down to Morgan Hill. The company is fully insured and insurance certificates are available upon request.

The crews have all been with Doug for several years and are always well liked by the customers. They provide excellent work and are courteous and friendly. We have many customers who call to compliment the crews not only for their work, but their clean-ups too.

We pride ourselves on the fact that 80% of our work comes from previous customers and referrals.

We offer free estimates for tree pruning, removals, and other tree work.

Doug is a Certified Contractor with the State of California, license #705171. He has been a Certified Arborist for many years, #1061. Doug holds a Qualified Applicator License, #100328, which enables us to perform tree treatments and fertilizations. He is also a Certified Tree Risk Assessor, #980. Doug provides Arborist Reports when needed and has many years experience in obtaining tree removal permits from various Cities in the Bay Area. He provides plans and pruning schedules for several HOA communities in the area.

Doug has over 30 years of experience in tree care. He is active in the leadership of the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, the primary trade organization of the science and business of Arboriculture. The ISA, and its 28 Chapters worldwide, provide training and educational opportunities for over 30,000 members engaged in tree care worldwide.

The Western Chapter, www.wcisa.net, is the largest in the ISA, providing educational and Certification opportunities for approximately 2800 members. Doug served four years as a Director on the Board of Directors for the WCISA (2003-2006), and an additional four years as an Officer, serving as Vice President, President Elect, President, and Past President (2007-2010). During his tenure on the Board, he served as TREE Fund (Tree Research and Education Fund) Liaison to the WCISA Board from 2003 to 2008.

The TREE Fund provides funding for tree related research on an international level. Learn more about the TREE Fund at www.treefund.org. He has ridden in the Tour des Trees, the primary fund raising vehicle for the TREE Fund, six times (2003, 2005-2007, 2009, and 2010.

In 2006 with WCISA Executive Director Rose Epperson he was instrumental in creating the Britton Fund, Inc. Their actions incorporated the Chapter Research Committee into a California C-5 Corporation that is able to raise funds and provide tax receipts for its supporters. Doug currently serves as President of the Britton Fund, Inc. Visit the Britton web site at thebrittonfund.org

In addition, Doug currently serves as Chair of the Certification Committee for the Western Chapter. The Committee provides judges training, question review, creation, and translation, and testing opportunities for the Certified Tree Worker program. It is actively engaged in creating new certifications for tree care workers in tree planting and early care and Utility arboriculture for Chapter members.

Harvesting urban Redwood in West San Jose

Happy Holidays from Anderson’s Tree Care!!!

What Christmas Tree is Right for You? Part 3

Nordmann Fir – Abies nordmannia – dark green, flattened needles, shiny, silvery-blue below, ¾ to 11/2 inches long. Popular in the United Kingdom.

White Fir or Concolor Fir – Abies concolor – blue-green needles are ½ to ½ inches long; nice shape and good aroma, a citrus scent; good needle retention. In nature can live to 350 years.

Afghan Pine – Pinus oldarica – soft, short needles with sturdy branches; open appearance; mild fragrance; keeps well; grown in Texas; native to Afghanistan, Russia & Paskistan

Austrian Pine – Pinus nigra – dark green needles, 4 to 6 inches long; retains needles well; moderate fragrance.

Red Pine – Pinus resinosa – dark green needles 4”-6” long; big and bushy.

Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa – needles lighter colored than Austrian Pine; good needle retention; needles 5” – 10” long.

Scotch Pine – Pinus sylvestris – most common Christmas tree; stiff branches; stiff, dark green needles one inch long; holds needles for four weeks; needles will stay on even when dry; has open appearance and more room for ornaments; keeps aroma throughout the season; introduced into United States by European settlers.

Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana – dark green needles are 1 ½” – 3” long in twisted pairs; strong branches enabling it to hold heavy ornaments; strong aromatic pine scent; a popular southern Christmas tree.

White Pine – Pinus strobus – soft, blue-green needles, 2 to 5 inches long in bundles of five; retains needles throughout the holiday season; very full appearance; little or no fragrance; less allergic reactions as compared to more fragrant trees. Largest pine in United States; state tree of Michigan & Maine; slender branches will support fewer and smaller decorations as compared to Scotch pine. It’s wood is used in cabinets, interior finish and carving. Native Americans used the inner bark as food. Early colonists used the inner bark to make cough medicine.

Carolina Sapphire – Cupressus arizonica var. glabra – ‘Carolina Sapphire’- steely, blue needles; dense, lacy foliage; yellow flowers and nice scent; smells like a cross between lemon and mint.

Black Hills Spruce – Pinus glauca var.densata – green to blue-green needles; 1/3” to ¼” long; stiff needles may be difficult to handle for small children.

Blue Spruce – Picea pungens – dark green to powdery blue; very stiff needles, ¾” to 1 ½” long; good form; will drop needles in a warm room; symmetrical; but is best among species for needle retention; branches are stiff and will support many heavy decorations. State tree of Utah & Colorado. Can live in nature 600-800 years.

Norway Spruce – Picea abies – needles ½” – 1” long and shiny, dark green. Needle retention is poor without proper care; strong fragrance; nice conical shape. Very popular in Europe.

White Spruce – Picea glauca – needles ½ to ¾ inch long; green to bluish-green, short, stiff needles; crushed needles have an unpleasant odor; good needle retention. State tree of South Dakota.

What Christmas Tree is Right for You? Part 2

Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea – ¾” to 1 ½” short, flat, long lasting needles that are rounded at the tip; nice, dark green color with silvery cast and fragrant. Named for the balsam or resin found in blisters on bark. Resin is used to make microscope slides and was sold like chewing gum; used to treat wounds in Civil War.

Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii – good fragrance; holds blue to dark green; 1” to 1 ½” needles; needles have one of the best aromas among Christmas trees when crushed. Named after David Douglas who studied the tree in the 1800’s; good conical shape; can live for a thousand years.

Fraser Fir – Abies fraseri – dark green, flattened needles; ½ to 1 inch long; good needle retention; nice scent; pyramid-shaped strong branches which turn upward. Named for a botanist, John Fraser, who explored the southern Appalachians in the late 1700’s.

Grand Fir – Adies grandis – shiny, dark green needles about 1” – 1 1/2 “ long; the needles when crushed, give off a citrusy smell.

Noble Fir – Abies procera – one inch long, bluish-green needles with a silvery appearance; has short, stiff branches; great for heavier ornaments; keeps well; is used to make wreaths, door swags and garland.

What Christmas Tree is Right for You? Part 1

The following Christmas Tree species or types are sold and grown in the United States.

Deodara Cedar – Cedrus deodara – short, bluish-green needles; branches become pendulous at the tips; native to Himalayas; Deodara wood in Asia was used to build temples. In ancient Egypt Dedodara wood was used to make coffins for mummies.

Eastern Red Cedar– Junirperus viginiana – leaves are a dark, shiny, green color; sticky to the touch; good scent; can dry out quickly; may last just 2-3 weeks; a southern Christmas tree.

Leyland Cypress – Cupress ocyparis leylandii – foliage is dark green to gray color; has upright branches with a feathery appearance; has a light scent; good for people with allergies to other Christmas tree types. One of the most sought after Christmas trees in the Southeastern United States.

Redwood Tree Cut!

Saving 48 inch Urban Redwood logs from the chipper!

Araucaria

In Fremont there is an HOA where they have a Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle tree) growing next to a Araucaria bidwilli (Bunya Bunya Pine). People often mistake the Bunya Bunya for the Monkey Puzzle, but you can see that the foliage is actually quite distinctive when you get close!

Meet Our Team!!

Doug	Loosey	Aunica
Doug is the owner and operator of Anderson’s Tree Care and has been in the tree care industry for over 20 years. He is a former President of the Western Chapter of the ISA.	Loosey is the Office Manager. She joined Andersons’s Tree Care in 2005 after moving here from NH. Originally from England, Loosey has lived in the US since 1990.	Aunica is the HR Manager. She joined Anderson’s Tree Care in 2011, after a long career in the retail industry. She has many years of management experience.