Video: Attack of the Killer Emerald Ash Borer

What are the signs and symptoms of Emerald Ash Borer attack? Sarah Pears, one of our ISA Certified Arborists ®, explains how to check your ash tree now for evidence that it has been attacked by Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that is killing ash trees in Vermont. For more information, visit our Emerald…

Close-up of an ash tree in Vermont showing peeling bark and thinning canopy from Emerald Ash Borer damage.

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      What are the signs and symptoms of Emerald Ash Borer attack?

      Sarah Pears, one of our ISA Certified Arborists ®, explains how to check your ash tree now for evidence that it has been attacked by Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that is killing ash trees in Vermont.

      For more information, visit our Emerald Ash Borer guide or call our office (802-316-1545) for a free consultation.


      Greg Ranallo

      Greg Ranallo

      From the classroom to the trees

      Greg Ranallo has been working with trees since he was 19 years old — a passion that began long before it became a profession. After earning a master's degree in education and teaching high school social studies in his native Minnesota, Greg ultimately followed the calling he'd had since boyhood and built Teacher's Tree Service into one of the Champlain Valley's most trusted arboriculture companies. As he puts it, "I was always more a tree guy who was teaching than a teacher who did tree work."

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