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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.
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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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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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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Fall Maintenance Tips For Your Trees In Raleigh, NC

Fall Maintenance Tips For Your Trees In Raleigh, NC

For over 40 years, Blackhawk Professional Tree Care & Removal has proudly served as one of the top fully-licensed arborists for Raleigh and the Research Triangle area, including Apex, Morrisville, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, and Holly Springs. From tree pruning...

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3 Tips for Tree Pruning Like a Professional

3 Tips for Tree Pruning Like a Professional

Failing to take care of your trees properly can lead to increased risk of insect infestation, disease, animal habitation, and possible damages to your property should it lose any dead limbs or branches. Below are three easy tips you should keep in mind when...

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Tips for Keeping Your Trees Off of Power Lines

Tips for Keeping Your Trees Off of Power Lines

There's nothing like a nice big tree in your yard. Of course, with those enormous trees come potential dangers. Chief among these are hazards to your home and power lines. Having a tree fall on your power line can do much worse than knock out your power....

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