Advanced Tree Service, LLC

03/23/2026

If you blinked, the time to trim fruit trees disappeared. That was the shortest window that we’ve ever seen. Now it’s on to watering even though its not time to fire up the sprinkler systems yet. It’s been extremely dry and your trees are going to be thirsty. Slow watering around the drip line of the tree in the evenings is best so it has all night to soak in. The drip line is at or near the end of the branches. That is where the smaller fibrous roots are generally located and it is the optimal place to water. Watering next to the trunk is really only affective on newly planted trees. Laying out a soaker hose over the drip line circumference is one of the most efficient methods and reduces runoff. Be aware that your evergreens are far more drought resistant than deciduous trees. Large deciduous trees will need far more water and water more often than evergreens. With high temps already and increasing utility bills, efficiency is going to be paramount this year.

01/30/2026

It’s that time of year again- time to trim fruit trees. The window of opportunity seems even shorter this year. We need temps below freezing to keep fire blight dormant. After February its best to leave the fruit trees alone until next winter. If you have to make a cut or two after February, be sure to disinfect tools and seal cuts.

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m sharing my grandma Helen Brooks’s pumpkin pie recipe, which is top secret classified information, but worth the risk!

03/11/2025

https://youtu.be/HFWNDdxCTMs?si=Zw7cBDtxM1GruABR

Here is Brooks and his crew on a fairly large fire mitigation project near Black Forest, Colorado.

01/13/2025

January seems to be the golden month for tree trimming: especially fruit trees. We used to say "winter" for trimming fruit trees, but winters just aren't as cold as they used to be. Now it has been "below freezing" for the last several years and often that is January and maybe February. The reasoning behind below freezing trimming is that diseases and insects are dormant at this time. Most trees take around thirty days to seal up cuts on their own. This has left us with a short window to accomplish trimming fruit trees without taking the risk of opening them up to diseases. Also, the list of insects and diseases that affect trees in Colorado has gotten a bit out of hand. Ash trees and Aspens have been prone to fungal infections as well so you can add those to the "below freezing" trimming list. People often put off trimming in winter, but as things have progressed lately, it is the best time to trim in my opinion.

01/09/2025

Happy new year to all you awesome people. For the customers that have been with me since the time of Moses and the great flood, the old biblical email address of Brooks@atsllc no longer works. Coloradotreepros@gmail
is the way to go. I’ve also retired the homing pigeons. Sometimes change is necessary.

04/06/2023

Still got it..

12/31/2022

This 21 year old kid has proved himself so many times over. He learns faster than anyone I have trained in my 25 years in forestry. When the other guys bailed, he stayed by my side. He’s a great young man with a ton of integrity. He is a blessing coming through the darkness… Eric (peacock)- you have made it into the fold.

12/13/2022

Long time since the 36 inch bar came out to play. No 66 to run it. I rebuilt this 46 with a big bore kit. It about rips your wrist off on cold starts.

09/20/2022

STOLEN- 20sept22/ RECOVERED !!!! 22sept22
2001
Ford
F350
Advanced Tree Service, LLC is on the tailgate and doors
Maizland and academy blvd
Colorado Springs, Co

08/04/2022

Got our truck back! And it runs!! Just needed a couple tires.. shoooot