Storm Damage? Save Trees With Urgent Pruning
After storms, treat damaged trees as hazards. Walk around each tree, look for leans, hanging limbs, cracked unions, bark splits, and disturbed soil, and note wind direction and wires. Prioritize removing cracked or hanging branches and large split limbs; avoid over-pruning. Wear a hard hat, eye and hearing protection, gloves, and boots; use pruners, loppers, […]
Top Reasons for Professional Tree Removal
You should use a certified arborist when a tree shows structural instability from decay, disease, or deadwood. Evidence: fruiting bodies, cavities, cracks, and residual wall thickness under 30%. After storms, new lean, soil heave, or trunk splits signal risk. Near power lines, assume conductors are energized—DIY work is hazardous and illegal. Invasive roots that lift […]