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Tree Care & Maintenance Tips

At Blackhawk Tree Services, we love learning new ways to do the best job possible. Take a look at our recent blog posts below to see recent projects we’ve been working on, find out tips for taking care of your trees, and to learn more about our services.
Complete Guide to Tree Selection for Landscaping

Complete Guide to Tree Selection for Landscaping

Landscaping our outdoor living space is no small task! Whether starting fresh or simply adding upon the landscape you already have established, there are many considerations to make. It’s very helpful to lay out a detailed plan that encompasses your ideal...

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Top Tree Planting Tips

Top Tree Planting Tips

One of the best parts of spring is getting back into our gardens! It’s a great time to add new plants, shrubs, and trees to our outdoor living spaces. Whether you’ve selected pines, maples, oaks, cypress, or bountiful fruit trees, there are a few...

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Fruit Trees of North Carolina

Fruit Trees of North Carolina

If you’re looking to add some variety to your garden this spring, consider adding a few fruit trees. Fruit trees are great for providing you with your own produce but also add a fun pop of color to your yard. North Carolina has very warm summers and cool...

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Floods & Tree Health

Floods & Tree Health

Prolonged rain, severe storms, and extreme weather conditions can all lead to flooding. Flooding can be widespread and build up over time with multiple days and several inches of rainfall or it can be quick and unexpected. Quick unexpected floods are called...

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Tips for Spring Garden Planning

Tips for Spring Garden Planning

After a long cold winter, your yard will be in need of some maintenance and care. Your shrubbery and trees have been longing for brighter and warmer days so that they can grow and thrive. Spring is an ideal time to clean up and improve our gardens for our...

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Risks of Removing Trees on Your Own

Risks of Removing Trees on Your Own

Trees are beautiful and they provide a lot of shade to our yards and color to our landscape. It can take years, decades for trees to grow big and tall; so why would anyone want to cut them down? There are several scenarios that would result in a tree needing...

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How do Storms Affect Your Trees?

How do Storms Affect Your Trees?

From hurricanes to winter storms, severe weather can have a large impact on your trees. Severe weather storms can bring heavy wind, heavy rain, snow, ice and risk of lightning strikes to your home. It is important to know how these aspects of storms affect...

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Mulching Around Your Trees

Mulching Around Your Trees

Fresh mulch is like the icing on the cake when it comes to landscaping your yard. After all the trimming, pruning, mowing, and planting, new mulch is the final piece that brings everything together. What many homeowners do not know is that mulch can actually...

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Know Your Common North Carolina Trees

Know Your Common North Carolina Trees

You can probably recognize the logos for your favorite brands with just a quick glance. While most people can easily identify popular apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with no problem at all, the majority of homeowners can’t even identify most of...

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