As a resident of Santa Fe County, I have been shocked by the devastation of our Piñon trees by the Bark Beetle. Many of our friends who have beautiful homes in the Piñon covered hills of Santa Fe County have lost entire tree populations in just one year. Most were understandably heart-broken and disheartened by what had happened to their beautiful land and really had no idea of what to do next.

Having an extensive background in Agriculture, Landscaping and Real Estate dating back to the mid 60's and 70's, I immediately looked into what was being done here locally and began to think about what else might be available to mitigate the awful Piñon Bark Beetle damage.

I spoke with Southwest regional experts in Arboriculture and studied all the available US Forestry Department information on the subject. Everyone seemed to agree that at this point in time there is very little that we can actually do to stop the spread of the beetle in Santa Fe County. The problem here is so wide-spread that the Piñon's are expected to suffer a 90-95% loss over the next few years.

It's too late to try to stop the beetle by cutting the trees down and covering the piles with plastic. The Bark Beetle population is so large and spread over such a wide range that this kind of containment really is no longer a viable option.

If the Piñon trees are dead they should be cut down. Unfortunately, hauling the brush or chips to the Municipal Landfill only creates a new and more monstrous problem for the county and certainly doesn't curtail the spread of the blight.

To resolve these problems, I met with several major Forestry equipment manufactures in Florida, Texas, Minnesota, Ohio, and reviewed their tree removal methods. After looking at all the options, I purchased a specially designed machine that can address our needs here in the Southwest and do it in the most environmentally sound and cost-effective method possible.

We no longer have to cut the trees down with a chain-saw. Our all-wheel drive machine travels over rough terrain directly to the dead Piñon tree and literally mulches and shreds them where they stand in a matter of minutes.

The rotor-tiller effect of the mulching machine incorporates 100% of the organic matter directly back into the soil. This allows the surrounding Junipers, Chamisa, native grasses and wild flowers to benefit from the nutrients of the mulched dead Piñon tree and the greatly improved water holding capabilities of the soil.

A local Arboriculturists recently stated that over the past century the Piñon tree has given us many, many precious gifts to enjoy and even though the tree is presently sick and dying, it still has one more gift to give us...its' mulch.

Our mechanical mulching method quickly eliminates the eyesore and fire hazard of dead Piñons in an environmentally sound and cost-effective manner.

If you only have a few Piñon trees to remove, you probably should call one of the reputable Piñon tree cutting services. They will do a fine job cutting down trees around houses and driveways.

But if you have a 100 trees or more to remove, let us evaluate your situation and recommend a course of action. We can work with properties ranging from a few acres up to hundreds of acres of development land.

If we feel that our service is the most appropriate and cost effective method to solve your problem, we will quote you a fair price in writing.

Please call (505) 753-6414 or click here for a free on-site inspection and price quote.