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We provide a number of services including removals, general maintenance, preservation and repair, and diagnosis/ management of insects and disease.

We are happy to quote your tree planting projects

We are happy to quote your tree planting projects year round, but here is why many of our customers choose our spring planting schedule: We do a bulk wholesale tree order in early spring. This gives us a discount that we can pass on to our customers. We truck our own trees from the nurseries. Bringing that cost in house saves even more money. Additionally, the more trees we get per trip the less each customer pays for delivery. Essentially we let our customers collective buying power lower prices for everyone!

What a planting from Potter Tree Care includes:

- An initial design and selection consultation with a certified arborist.
- Soil testing
- Final selection and pricing
- Hand picked nursery stock by a certified arborist
- Root and stem pruning as required
- Fertilization as needed
- Expert planting following ISA guidelines
- Follow up care as needed
- We stand behind our work!

Our newest lift operator, "Scuba", and our apprent

Our newest lift operator, "Scuba", and our apprentice arborist, Stephen, tag teamed this job in Jaffrey this morning. They removed a dead beech tree and raised the canopy on trees along the driveway. They ended their day in Peterborough with some crabapple and maple pruning. Keep up the good work!

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We first visited this Jaffrey property last summer

We first visited this Jaffrey property last summer to discuss the declining beech trees. Advanced beech bark disease, the rapid onset of beech leaf disease, and the volume of trees all made treatment an unpractical solution. The mixed species forest allowed us to remove all the beech from the property while preserving red oaks, red maples, hemlocks, and several species of birch.

American beech make up roughly 20% of NH forests. Their continued decline and death will impact dozens of species that rely on them.

One of the nice things about a snowy winter is the

One of the nice things about a snowy winter is the ground protection it offers. With the start of mud season we are back to dragging our ground mats to protect our customer's landscapes

This morning our bucket truck crew did the annual

This morning our bucket truck crew did the annual prune of ornamental trees at Governor's Square in Peterborough. These trees are undergoing a multi-year long transformation to correct improper pruning by a previous contractor. Aggressive cuts, called heading cuts, made years ago resulted in what we call epicormic growth. Epicormic growth is when dormant buds are triggered to grow rapidly through a hormone change within the tree. This happens when a tree is stressed, in this case through overpruning. We will slowly remove much of that epicormic growth over the years, carefully monitoring how the trees respond while also re-establishing good lateral structural growth. It only takes about 10 minutes of uneducated cutting to create a decade long problem. Thankfully these trees are still adding significant aesthetic value while they undergo their transformation. This is often times not the case.

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A perfect job to showcase the efficiency of our eq

A perfect job to showcase the efficiency of our equipment. Our tractor winched this 20" hemlock through the woods and deep snow to the street. We then used the grapple on the tractor to pull it out in 15 foot sections to feed into the chipper brush and all. The entire removal took about 30 minutes.

We started the day at 2am for snow removal in orde

We started the day at 2am for snow removal in order to make it to our first tree job by 7:30 (where we had to move more snow for equipment access)! Blue skies and warm weather quickly moved in, making for a really fun day. A couple properties are a little safer from threatening dead ash trees. More ash trees on the list for tomorrow...

Last year a tree on this Jaffrey property fell, mi

Last year a tree on this Jaffrey property fell, missing the front of the house by mere feet. We were subsequently hired to remove every ash on the property. It has been a 2 week long project with a lot of technical removals. Roughly 80 trees were cut while preserving beautiful rows of sugar maples.

Jackson Welding and Fab in Jaffrey has been doing

Jackson Welding and Fab in Jaffrey has been doing projects for us for years. We picked up his latest creation today. A stake body for our Switch N Go. This is the 2nd custom body he has fabricated for us. He also built a frame and mounted our sprayer setup a couple years ago. This will be a useful addition to our versatile truck.

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Working year round means adapting to the unique se

Working year round means adapting to the unique seasonal changes. This time of year we are clearing snow ahead of arriving crews. The snow would be too deep for ground crews and equipment to efficiently move around otherwise.

At today's morning meeting we briefly discussed ou

At today's morning meeting we briefly discussed our upcoming aerial rescue training. Two hours later our bucket truck lost all hydraulic function. Efforts to switch to the emergency 12v pump also failed. Our apprentice arborist, Stephen, led the "emergency". He maintained verbal communication with the bucket operator through our helmet communication system throughout the incident. He determined that no injury, or esculating situation endangered anyone on the crew and therefore emergency services would not be required. Because of the cold temperatures and the response time of our fleet mechanic, the decision was made to do a "bail out" and the bucket operator repelled safely to the ground. We took a few minutes to discuss how something like an unresponsive operator or a truck fire would have affected our decisions. The cause of the failure was determined to be an air leak. The PTO for that truck relies on compressed air to operate. Our fleet mechanic, Andy, repaired the leak on site. The job was completed, but the truck will be taken out of service to address the 12v emergency override failure. The truck passed it's annual safety inspection in September. Nice work by all involved!

A hemlock hedge we pruned in Peterborough last wee

A hemlock hedge we pruned in Peterborough last week.

Did you know that the Shoreland Water Quality Prot

Did you know that the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act regulates the cutting and removal of trees within 150 feet of public waters? Work in these areas can often be preformed, but sometimes requires a permit. We routinely conduct waterfront vegetation surveys to take the guesswork and liability off our customer's hands. Not only do these surveys help keep our water bodies clean, but they can prevent tens of thousands of dollars in fines. Today our sales arborist surveyed about 1,000 feet of waterfrontage on several local properties.

We worked through the rain and snow today. No one

We worked through the rain and snow today. No one had dry boots or gloves. Our customer in Peterborough went the extra mile to make sure the crew was taken care of: Hot coffee, assorted drinks, and snacks. At the end of the day, as we hung gear up to dry, no one was talking about wet feet or cold hands. Everyone was smiling and laughing, still commenting on their hot cup of coffee and the lemon cookies. What a great day 🙂

We could get used to these daily dustings of snow.

We could get used to these daily dustings of snow. They make for such spectacular "office" views! Today we worked for a new customer in Dublin, who has had the trees along the driveway and field edges maintained for many years. This year, we were thrilled to be given the opportunity to continue that work. Our first day here was spent dead-wooding trees along one of the driveways and addressing small diameter structural weaknesses. We got to work on some spectacular red oaks, red maples, and sugar maples. We look forward to caring for more of these beautiful trees!

In the final days of 2025 we were excited to take

In the final days of 2025 we were excited to take delivery of our newest fleet upgrade. Everything on this Metavic log trailer was done custom to meet our needs. 10k lb axles; the 1600 loader with extention will give us an extra 1,200 lbs of lift and 5 extra feet of reach over our previous trailer; 400 degrees of rotation will allow us to load the truck and the trailer; a 50" continuous rotation grapple and 18 foot deck to tackle large material; boom lights for those long days; custom trailer tongue length for tighter cornering; and of course custom Potter Tree Care green paint and a galvanized body. This project has been in the works for the past year as we navigated tariffs and numerous tweaks to the build. Shoutout to @petesequipment for making this possible. This is the second Metavic we have purchased through them and we can't say enough good things about their team and the product!

This was one of our jobs from yesterday. A large s

This was one of our jobs from yesterday. A large sugar maple with numerous weak unions and heavy decay in a large leader over the neighbor's roof. The entire tree is in decline and will be monitored closely moving forward, the owner is not considering a removal at this point. Generally we would not create a wound this large in any tree, but in this case decay was extensive and has already progressed into the large second order leader below the cut. Removing the 20" trunk was the only way to effectively mitigate the hazard to the neighboring property. We also did a deadwood prune, a canopy reduction and thinning, and installed cables.

The setup to cut dead trees over powerlines in Dub

The setup to cut dead trees over powerlines in Dublin. While it may look alarming, this truck does not gain stability from the tires. It must be operated within 5 degrees of level in all directions, even if it means lifting tires off the ground.

We started the week off with a large crane assiste

We started the week off with a large crane assisted removal for the town cemetery before moving on to some storm damage from recent winds. A nice short week so the crew can enjoy a long holiday break with their families. Happy holidays to all our customers and supporters!

Kick off 2026 with the change you've been postponi

Kick off 2026 with the change you've been postponing. Start your new career at Potter Tree Care! We have several positions available from entry level ground operations, to management positions in sales and plant health care, and everything in-between. We even offer an apprenticeship program to help you on your way to becoming a certified arborist. Pay ranging from $20-40+/ hour, 3 day weekends, 3 weeks paid vacation, 401k with match, and health insurance. Email gregory@pottertreecare.com for our application!

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