Madison Park

Lets Band Our Trees In Madison Park / 50% Off

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We will be offering Madison Park residents treebanding at a flat retail rate of $30.  Your cost is only $15 per tree.  This offer will be e-mailed out, including a form later this weekend to our distribution list.   This flat rate will prevent you from having to even measure your trees. 

 

Treebanding.com will perform the service in 3 parts as our chosen vendor for this grant project.    Treebanding.com will make 3 trips to your property. One to apply the bands, one the tanglefoot trap, and then clean it all up in the spring.  NO WORK FOR Those that take part, and a substantial savings.  You will receive a professional install. 

 

* We are limited to how many people can take part by the Total match of $3000 from the City of Charlotte.  Once we reach that amount we will accept no other offers at the 50% off savings as part of this special treebanding grant.  If we max out our match You will have to contract directly with Treebanding.com, do it yourself, or hire someone else if you wish to band your trees.    It will be strictly 1st come / 1st serve to our residents to take part.   

 

We will seek through the City of Charlotte Matching Grant Program the other 50% of the match.

 

Our grant application must be completed by Sept. 15. 2013.  I will write the grant.   It will not sign until Mid November.   We never know if we are approved for the grant until we get notice of approval.   

 

Watch for our e-mail coming out this weekend.  If you live in Madison Park, and are not on our e-mail list sign up today at  Madisonparkhoa@hotmail.com.   We do not share or sell our list.

 

If for some reason the grant is not approved your deposits will be returned uncashed.

 

If you are one of our Paid Members from Montclaire you are Welcome to participate in this grant.   Only Madison Park Paid members from Montclaire are invited to take part.   

 

All Residents of Madison Park including non paid members of our HOA are Welcome to take part in the 50% off professional install offer *. 

 

More details and the pledge form you sign and return with your checks should be out via e-mail, and on this web site wtihin 48 hours.   WATCH FOR DETAILS and the pledge letter to return with your checks.  

 

You will return your pledge letter and check for $15 per tree to

Madison Park HOA

P.O. Box 242432

Charlotte, NC 28224

 

Note on the check for Treebanding      Once we sent this out we Must Have your check in hand by 9/9/13.   If not you will not be able to be included in the grant offer.

 

Also if you have neighbors that have trees that you would like for them to participate let them know about the special offer.   I know some of you have told me you would pay to have your neighbors trees banded.  That is fine but the form that we will be uploading and emailing out must come from the resident that owns the property.   If you are paying for a neighbor make sure to specify on the pledge letter along with your check.   That way we know why the payment is coming from someone other than the owner.  Very Important:  We will still need each property owners to sign the pledge form, and mail it back with the check. 

 

Your checks will not be cashed, only held to the contract signs. 

 

We are happy to be able to offer our residents this special offer upon approval by the grant review team, for treebanding this fall

August 24th 2013 Report Reply

http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nbs/communityengagement/Documents/cankerworm-initiatives2011.pdf

 

In order to take part we have to be in or adjacent to the infestation area.  If you look at the map from 2011 you can see on our old NSA's we were area 196 and 197 and that our tip edges were in the infestation mapped area.  That entire area North of E. Woodlawn was infested with worms.   So we were adjacent in 2011.  Our area was sprayed a few years ago in the aerial spraying.   The worms have certainly moved into our area this year.  Probably will be even more severe Spring 2014. 

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Working Together to Save our Trees
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Charlotte is faced with a growing population of fall cankerworms. In the spring of 2008, the City conducted an aerial spray to help control the fall cankerworm population. Although the spray was successful, it is still important for residents to band their trees this fall. By continuing to band our trees, we can prevent the cankerworm population from increasing to an unmanageable level.
 
Each November the City places special traps at scattered locations to monitor the Fall Cankerworm population. They also monitor the amount of defoliation in the spring to see if it affecting the health of our tree canopy. The City will not be conducting another spray this spring, but will continue to monitor the population.
 
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How can you help control the fall cankerworm population?
The important first step in controlling the fall cankerworm population is tree banding.  This helps decrease the number of females who travel to the tops of the trees to lay their eggs.

What is the fall cankerworm?
The fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometraria) is an insect native to North America.  It is typically found from Georgia to Nova Scotia and west to Texas. It has a four stage life cycle: egg, pupa, larva (caterpillar) and adult.
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How does the fall cankerworm affect trees?
After mating in December, the female moths crawl up trees to lay their eggs on twigs and mall branches. As the trees leaf out in the spring, the eggs hatch leaving small green caterpillars to feed on the leaves. In most cases, the cankerworm will not kill the trees; however repeated defoliation can weaken trees and make them more susceptible to other stresses, such as age, drought, other insects and disease.

Once they hatch in the spring, the cankerworms can balloon to other nearby trees. They are very light and can be blown from one tree to another. This is why it is important for neighbors to organize or "band together" when applying tree bands.

Why does Charlotte have a fall cankerworm problem?
For the past 20 years, the cankerworm population in Charlotte has continued to grow.  Natural controls have not been adequate to bring the cankerworms to a level that isn't harmful to our tree canopy. Aerial spraying in 1992, 1998 and 2008 and other natural factors reduced the population for several years. The City started a banding program on street trees, while requesting homeowners and businesses to cooperate in 1990.  The banding efforts have continued for the last 16 years. Entomologists cannot explain why the cankerworm populations continue to increase but the City's large concentration of old willow oaks may promote the infestation.

What effect will tree banding have on the cankerworm?
Tree banding in November and December is an effective way of controlling the cankerworm.  By applying a glue barrier to the tree trunk, the wingless cankerworm moths are trapped as they climb the tree.  For best results, trees should be banded around the last week of November.  It is important to wait until most leaves have fallen from the trees so they don't get stuck to the tree bands.

How can I help control the fall cankerworm population?
The City of Charlotte is asking citizens to help control the cankerworm population by banding trees in their communities. To band a tree, the following materials are necessary and can be purchased at most hardware and garden stores: staples, staple gun, disposable elbow length gloves, roofing felt, cotton batting or fiber glass, Tanglefoot™ (glue) and a putty knife. For small trees, you can substitute electrical tape for the staples.  Do not use nails.

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How to band a tree
  • Step 1:  Install a strip of cotton or insulation around the tree at least three feet from the ground and below the lowest limb.
     
  • Step 2: Position a band of roofing felt over the strip and attach it to the trees with the staple gun.  Avoid using staples on small, young or thin barked trees.  Instead use electrical tape to hold the bands.
     
  • Step 3:  Using disposable gloves and a putty knife, put a film of Tanglefoot™ (glue) directly on the band, approximately 1/8" thick.  
 
The Fall Cankerworm will be trapped on the tree band as it climbs the tree trunk. 
In order to be effective, all trees need to be banded. The worms feed on all types of trees. Large trees (taller than a two story house) are the main focus of banding. Small trees can also be banded. 
 
The glue Tanglefoot™ should be applied after most of the leaves have fallen. If the trap becomes clogged with leaves or insects, you should clean it, renew the Tanglefoot™ or install a new trap. The bands should be removed during the first week of February.
 
There are other banding products available at some stores. For example, Bug Barrier™, is also effective against the Fall Cankerworm. Its design and convenience may work better for you. In addition, there are private contractors that will install bands on your trees for a fee. 

   


Tree Banding Supplies can be purchased at the following retail stores:

Blackhawk Hardware
4225 Park Road
Shopping Center
704-525-2682
Products: 5lb. Tanglefoot, 15 oz. Tanglefoot, 15 oz. Tanglefoot with 50' band, Pre-coated Tanglefoot band, will cut banding by the foot

Faulk Brothers
5744 N. Tryon Street
704-596-7474
Products: All Tanglefoot products and banding kits

Little Hardware Co.
1400 South Mint Street
704-333-3133
Products: Tanglefoot and Bug Barrier

Monroe Hardware
6912 Matthews-Mint Hill Road
Mint Hill, NC 28227
704-526-2776
Products: Tanglefoot products and banding kits

Norwood Garden Center
8837 Albemarle Road
704-536-4848
Products: Tanglefoot

Potts Hardware
5201 Nations Ford Road
704-523-7112
Products: Tanglefoot

Southern Ace Hardware Co.
3528 Wilkinson Boulevard
704-399-7131
Products: Insulation, Tarpaper, Tanglefoot and Paper, J.T. Eaton Gel Trap
August 24th 2013 Report Reply

As discussed, here is some info on the tree spraying service we offer in the spring. There is a 4-5 week window that spraying for the worms is effective. Usually the month of April and a touch in to May.
 
For current banding customers, the first tree sprayed is 35.00 dollars and 10.00 dollars each additional tree. We can also include the "Yard Service Package" which would have us spray all shrubs, flowers, softwood trees, etc. That is an additional 30.00 dollars.
 
For non-banding customers who want their trees/yards sprayed, it is the following
 
55.00 dollars for the first tree, 15.00 dollars each additional. The "Yard Package" would be an additional 40.00 dollars.

 

This is some additional services you might wish to hire out. 

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