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One plan for the people who answer for the trees

Health care, pruning and removals on one written plan, written for your job and your budget.

Who we serve

Master-planned communitiesNew phases and mature common areas BoardsNo surprises in the budget ManagersAnswers and records for the board DistrictsA record for every tree Golf coursesSpecimen palms, planned around play Commercial propertiesCurb appeal and liability

Also

HomeownersWe serve you too

Facts

Facts for board membersSeventeen facts, each with a source Facts for managersWhat to ask, what to keep on file The board budget briefOne printable page for the packet

“The reports have been so helpful in communicating what is really taking place in the community, and the documentation helps at our board meetings.”

A manager wrote to us

The Palm and Tree Master Plan

Health care, pruning and removals on one written 10-year plan, led by ISA Certified Arborists.

The master plan

Health care

Health ProgramMonitor, Standard, Advanced Disease and pest protocols Soil, water and lab testing

Pruning

Palm pruning Tree pruning

Removals

Palm and tree removal Stump grinding

Storm Response

Storm response Tree loss reports

Other Services

Tree risk assessment (TRAQ)Lightning protection New planting assessment Tree protection during construction Golf course shade studies All services

“The reports have been so helpful in communicating what is really taking place in the community, and the documentation helps at our board meetings.”

A manager wrote to us

Plans & Budgets

The Palm and Tree Master Plan

One written 10-year plan that puts palm and tree care in next year’s budget, with no surprises for the board.

The master plan

Planning

Palm and Tree Master Plan What a plan includes Multi-year phasing The budget-season calendar Operating or reserve funds Questions boards ask

Facts

Facts for board membersSeventeen facts, each with a source Facts for managersWhat to ask, what to keep on file All facts

“The reports have been so helpful in communicating what is really taking place in the community, and the documentation helps at our board meetings.”

A manager wrote to us

Palm and Tree Library

What we see in the field across Southwest Florida, with photos, severity and what we do first.

Open the library

Find a problem

Palm diseases Palm pests Palm disordersNutrition and cold Tree problems Lethal bronzing Field photo library

Learn

Protocols for every threat Palm fertilizing and nutrition Why palms fail Our sourcesWhere our guidance comes from

How we work

How it worksAssess, map, care, verify How we rate a palm Inventory and mapping OTC and injections: a last resort Tree and palm establishment

Soil and irrigation

The soil and irrigation guide The ground The water Roots and depth Nutrition Establishment The eight tests The plan

“The reports have been so helpful in communicating what is really taking place in the community, and the documentation helps at our board meetings.”

A manager wrote to us

Palm and tree care at scale

Thirty years of putting health care, pruning and removals in one plan for communities.

Company

About Ptolemy Credentials and standardsISA, TRAQ, PPQ, LIAF and more Ptolemy PartnersHow we manage partner crews, and how to join

Our work

Our workResults, no client names Where we workThe communities and courses we serve Field Notes (blog)Budgets, threats, soil, storms

Talk to us

Contact us Request the free master plan Have a palm tested

“The reports have been so helpful in communicating what is really taking place in the community, and the documentation helps at our board meetings.”

A manager wrote to us

(239) 467-0142 Request the free master planFree master plan

Resources and references

Where our guidance comes from

Our field calls are grounded in university research and professional standards, then extended by our own documented field positions. The science is the floor.

A Ganoderma conk growing from the base of a palm trunk.

Field training on a palm health assessment.

A yellow sticky trap in a date palm. The same insect carries lethal yellowing and lethal bronzing.

Watch on ABC Action News

As seen on TV

Jeff Kaulbars on The Morning Blend.

Jeff joined ABC Action News’ Morning Blend to talk about why palms in Florida communities fail, and what proactive palm health care looks like.

Watch the segment · More videos on our YouTube channel

Lethal bronzing

The vector research

We lean on the work of Dr. Brian Bahder (UF/IFAS), among the foremost researchers on lethal bronzing and its planthopper vector in Florida.

UF/IFAS
Bahder Lab, lethal bronzing and Haplaxius crudus research

Professional standards

How the work is held

Our people and methods follow the recognized professional standards for arboriculture.

ISA
Certified Arborist, TRAQ, and Best Management Practices

ANSI
A300 standards for tree care operations

Palm diseases

UF/IFAS EDIS

PP139
Fusarium Wilt of Canary Island Date Palm PP143
Thielaviopsis Trunk Rot of Palm PP144
Bud Rot of Palm PP142
Leaf Spots and Leaf Blights of Palm

Nutrition and disorders

UF/IFAS EDIS

EP269
Potassium Deficiency in Palms EP267
Manganese Deficiency in Palms EP266
Magnesium Deficiency in Palms EP264
Boron Deficiency in Palms EP263
Physiological Disorders of Landscape Palms

Palm pests

UF/IFAS EDIS

IN139
Palmetto Weevil IN254
Royal Palm Bug IN711
Red Palm Mite

Pruning, planting, and the rating method

Practice and method

EP443
Pruning Palms (UF/IFAS EDIS)EP001
Transplanting Palms in the Landscape (UF/IFAS EDIS)

Method
Blair et al. 2019 (palm visual-health, live-frond ratio) and i-Tree (percent crown missing), behind our condition scale

How we use the research

The science sets the floor. Where Florida field conditions call for it, our own documented positions extend the published guidance. Every diagnosis and treatment call is made by our ISA Certified Arborist.

Put it to use

Questions about the science?

An ISA-certified arborist can walk your property and show you the evidence behind every call. It starts with the free master plan: one written plan, 10 years.

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