The mature landscaping around our Brookfield condo—including an abundance of large Colorado Spruce trees—helped sell the property to us. Within a year or so of moving in, however, we were dismayed to discover those very trees were dying a slow death by fungal disease.* What to do!? We had experience with one tree service through our condo association and were unimpressed. Then, one spring day about 4 years ago, I happened to see a small white truck with Dorshak Tree Specialists painted on its side. After following it several miles to a work site where the driver stopped and stepped out, I introduced myself. It turns out I was speaking with the owner, Myron. Lucky me.
Since then, Myron and his knowledgeable, friendly, professional team have diligently taken care of our evergreens. And it shows! With Dorshak’s regular annual 3-spray program, the progression of the fungus has been halted. Add to that a root boost treatment to one of the trees and they haven’t looked so happy in a long time.
My husband and I have had conversations over the years with different Dorshak arborists and we can tell they all love trees as much as we do! When they say our evergreens are doing well, it’s wonderful confirmation from trusted experts of what we can see with our own eyes.
When the Dorshak truck pulled up in front of our yard this morning, I decided it was time to put a spotlight on the business. While the young woman, Angelina, was spraying our trees, I took a few pics of her. As she was packing up, she flashed me the big, beautiful smile you see in the accompanying photo. Turns out, she’s Myron’s daughter. How wonderful to meet the next generation of this family-owned business!
Thank you to everyone at Dorshak for taking such wonderful care of our trees.
Dorshak Tree Specialists
(262) 783-8733
[email protected]
5140 N 126th St, Butler, WI 53007
*Our trees have Rhizosphaera Needle Cast, a fungal disease that starts on the inner and lower growth of spruce trees and progresses upward. Applications are made to protect new growth as it emerges. Early identification of Rhizosphaera can prevent major damage to individual trees and prevent the spread to nearby trees. Applications may take several years to control this disease and may require other forms of management strategy to help heavily infected trees.
