Tree Care

Some tree removals are straight forward, others are not. You should remove any tree that is dead or dying, but there are a few situations where making the decision to remove can be hard. Trees with codominant trunks which pose a risk or with rot may look totally healthy but are in serious danger of causing property damage. Should you remove or prune? Every option must be taken into account before a tree is recomoved safely. Meristems removal team is experienced and fully ensured to tackle most removals.
There are several reasons why you would prune a tree. Meristem can help decide whether or not your tree needs pruning by coming up with a multi year plan. You never want to prune too much out of a tree, so coming up with a longterm plan for your tree is important to keep it as healthy and safe as possible. Removing deadwood, canopy reduction, canopy raising and canopy thinning are all different pruning strategies that your tree may need depending on your goals as the tree owner.
Meristem offers special tree and shrub fertilizer specifically designed for Connecticut soil and climate. Meristem’s unique fertilizer includes micronutrients for healthy growth, mycorrhizae to help your tree’s soil biodiversity and special carbohydrates and humic acids that help build soil health. This is recommended for stressed trees but can also be applied to help healthy trees continue to grow well.
We also offer several different pest control services. We focus on root and tree injections to ensure the pesticide is taken up by the tree or shub that needs the control. This eliminates pesticide drift, which is better for the environment. We can treat most insects and pests that negatively effect your tree or shrub

Garden Services

Meristem can help with your garden projects! We specialize in designing and planting adaptive perennial gardens that can tolerate the changing climate. Converting your existing lawn or garden into a low water, adaptive garden can save water and can beautify your yard for years to come. We offer affordable, 2 dimensional garden and landscape designs that incorperate plenty of native plants that will thrive in your yard.
Once you have a design, Meristem can demo your old landscape and install the new! We get all of our materials and plants locally and do our best to find family businesses to support when we source our materials. Our other services include: garden maintenance, garden watering for tricky to reach areas, tree/shrub planting, minor sprinkler repairs, sprinkler winterizations, shrub fertilization, shrub pest control, mulch/decorative rock installation, arborist wood chip delivery.
Meristem can also help with your shrub pruning and removal needs. By using the same approach we take with trees, you can be confident that your shrubs or hedges won’t be over pruned and will be taken care of. Not every shrub likes to be cut with a hedge trimmer. Sometimes hand pruning is necessary and we have the skill and patience to use the right tool and approach for the job!