Admission to the show is just $7, and if you fill out this online survey you get a $1 discount coupon towards admission.

We hope to see you there!

After an extremely successful showing at the Mid American Horticultural Show, we will be at it again at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Trade Show.  This year’s show returns to Arlington Park in Arlington Heights.  The show spans two days, February 3-4.  We will be on the exhibit hall floor at booths 181-182.  The hall opens February 3 around 1:30 pm and is open until about 5:00 pm.  Then on Saturday February 4, the hall is open from 8 am – 3:30 pm.

In addition to the exhibit hall, the conference is also offering numerous educational sessions on both days, a great opportunity to learn about a wide array of topics relative to the community associations industry.

So come on out to Arlington Park this weekend and join us for the 2012 CAI Trade Show!  You can find us at booths 181-182.  For more information about the show and a full schedule and registration, click here -

http://www.cai-illinois.org/doc/AdobeViewer.asp?doc_filename=/hoa/assn264/documents/attendee%20registration%20form%202012.pdf&sfind=&print=1&docid=762647

We want to empower you to be the caretaker of your trees!

It’s that time of the year again, time for the Annual Mid America Horticultural Trade Show.  It is again being held at Navy Pier starting January 18th through January 20th.  This is a great opportunity for the commercial sector to see what the latest products and practices are out there in the Green Industry.

Come visit us at booth #2500.  We will have lots of information about our products and services and will be introducing our new mulch product for 2012, Black Mulch.  This product is a great option for improving the contrast in your landscape and ultimately making a more visually enhanced landscape.

We are also giving away a Kindle Fire!  Speak with one of our Arborists to learn how to enter the drawing.  In addition, if you can get the golf ball to land on the tee in the Golf Ball Water Globe Game, then you will win a $10 gift certificate to the world famous Billy Goat Tavern & Grill located right on site at Navy Pier!

Looking forward to another great show and looking forward to seeing everyone there!

In a recent issue of Landscape Management e-magazine, a Certified Arborist shares great tips on winter tree care. He discusses the benefits that trees and clients can assume: Prevention or risk reduction of damage to trees and home before a winter storm, early detection of structural issues and homeowner’s savings!

To read more on this topic visit this page –  http://www.landscapemanagement.net/Livescapes/Arborists/news/how-hire-arborist-11755?utm_source=LM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LDB_Solutions_12_16_2011

*Contact us today for a dormant season discount proposal regarding tree removal, pruning (trimming) or installation of cable bracing systems.

Joe Kramer (left) & West Chicago Mayor Michael Kwasman (right)

Kramer Tree Specialists was the proud recipient of the West Chicago Brilliance in Business Community Image Award for 2011.  This award program is now in it’s third year and recognizes in the following categories – Green Initiatives, Community Service, Community Image, Small Business of the Year, Economic Development, and Outstanding Not-for-Profit Award.  All recipients were recognized at a recent West Chicago City Council meeting.

To learn more about the awards, click here.  In addition, a video was created recognizing each award recipient, click here to view.

The City of West Chicago’s Frosty Fest was held on December 3.  Despite the rainy weather, many from the community attended the parade of singing troupes, live reindeer & holiday characters and witnessed the creative hand of Joe Gagnepain as he sculpted an ice block into Santa Claus. The final destination of the parade was on Main Street where the city’s holiday tree was lit by the mayor. Once again, the fully decorated holiday tree and installation was a gift to the community from Kramer Tree Specialists of West Chicago.

Check out the tree in downtown West Chicago and leave your comments here!  Enjoy and Happy Holidays to you and your family and friends!

Click here to learn about more upcoming Holiday events in West Chicago

Installing the Frosty Fest Tree

Lighting of the Frosty Fest Tree

2011 Holiday Lights Donation

The Anderson Animal Shelter Gala Fundraiser on November 5^th was a success! The proceeds will help care for the animals that depend on staff and volunteers.

We were elated to learn that the gentleman who was the highest bidder at the Gala for the Holiday Lights Display by KTS “paid it forward” and gifted the holiday light installation to a local family in North Aurora.

Happy Holidays!

…From 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the “Christmas Ship” would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell Spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans.

Read more here regarding the “Christmas Ship” - http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/when-chicagos-christmas-trees-came-barges

We here at Kramer Tree hope you and your family have a great Holiday Season!

Kramer Tree Specialists Design - Batavia, IL

It’s that time of the year again, time to start thinking about your Holiday Lights plan!  As the days grow shorter and the nights get cooler, we are getting closer and closer to the Holiday season!

Here are couple fun facts about the Holiday season:

- From 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the “Christmas Ship” would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans.

-  The tradition of an official Chicago Christmas tree was initiated in 1913 when one was first lit by Mayor Carter H. Harrison in Grant Park.

* Information provided by – University of Illinois Extension

Please visit our Holiday Lights page if you have more interest in determining your Holiday Lights display!

Kramer Tree Specialists Design - Chicago, IL

Todd Kramer (In tree), Demonstration Tree, TCI Expo 2011 Hartford, CT

It was another great success at this year’s TCI Expo in Hartford, Connecticut.  Despite the snow and power outages throughout the State of Connecticut, the Expo went on and had a great attendance.  The TCI Expo is an annual event put on by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and it displays all of the latest products to the tree care industry.   This Expo also provides a venue for all TCIA Accredited tree care companies to congregate and share ideas and practices in order to continue the advancement of the tree care industry.

As a TCIA Accredited company ourselves, we adhere to industry standards for quality and safety, maintain trained and professional staff, and dedicate ourselves to ethics and quality in our day to day business practices.

Our very own, Todd Kramer, was a speaker at the Expo presenting topics on Crane Removal Safety and Rigging Forces.  Todd also conducted training at the demonstration tree on the main tradeshow floor, providing live training regarding rigging forces and how they can be used to safely remove a tree.

To learn more tree removals and rigging forces, check out an article Todd wrote for the November 2011 Volume of the TCI Magazine, entitled “Managing Rigging Forces”.

Todd Kramer (Front), Rigging Seminar, TCI Expo Hartford, CT