Tree Maintenance Problems and Risks

We often talk about the benefits of having several beautiful mature trees, a pretty flower bed adorned with shrubs and a beautiful cedar hedge in your front or back yard. It can also have a positive financial impact on the value of your property.

Few think of the damage that these trees, shrubs, and hedges can cause to themselves and their family members, to their neighbors and family members, to their property and those of their neighbors, even to passers-by. Indeed, it is necessary to ensure the maintenance of trees in winter as in summer.

Problems and risks caused by trees

• The roots of mature trees can damage the foundation of your property or that of your neighbors;
• The roots of mature trees can damage the agricultural drain commonly known as the French drain which protects your property against water infiltration;
• During inclement weather accompanied by ice or strong winds, mature trees can fall:

– on your house or that of your neighbors, buildings annexed to your houses or those of your neighbors, your cars or those of your neighbors, and damage them;

-on you or a member of your family, your neighbors or a member of their families, passers-by, and injure them;

on power lines, damaging them and causing power failures;

etc.

• Your mature trees, if they are affected by diseases, can contaminate neighboring trees;
• The dead leaves that come from your mature trees, fall, and accumulate on the land of your neighbors can cause conflicts and put you back to back with them.

Solutions to prevent tree-related risks

Prune a tree

There are three types of pruning: silvicultural pruning, fruit pruning, and ornamental pruning. We only want to talk to you here about ornamental pruning, which mainly consists of directing or limiting the development of a tree by pruning, reducing or, quite simply, removing certain branches. This prevents the branches of the target tree from spreading over public roads, neighboring houses, power lines or even on other neighboring trees and causing accidents or causing damage. Damage and, which also help protect it from rotting, the presence of insects and even, the development of certain diseases caused by natural pruning due to lack of light, wind, accumulation of ice, and / or snow and,

Cut down a tree

Felling a tree involves cutting it down at the base to cause it to fall. It allows it to be disposed of safely before it falls under the effect of the elements and causes material or even human damage.

Stump a tree

Stumping consists of removing stumps and roots from the ground after a tree is felled. It allows, as a first step, to eliminate any risk of a fall and any risk that these stumps and these roots remain alive and continue to cause damage to the foundation or to the agricultural drain commonly called, the French drain which protects your house or that of your neighbors against water infiltration from your house. And, secondly, it helps prepare the ground for a new tree.

Find a professional to fell or maintain a tree

It is very important not improvise a professional pruner or arborist and try to prune, prune, or stump your trees by yourself. Especially since, felling or maintaining a tree requires the application of certain safety standards, certain technical skills, among others, related to the use of certain specialized tools and materials such as a chainsaw, a crane, or a basket, a mechanical stump grinder.

At Remedy Tree Removal Service, Our arborists have years of experience in tree-removal services, the ability to remove any pruning tree in any location is a task we specializarein. There are no big job and no small job when you work with us. The tree removal service we offer is affordable and our arborists are professionals with the experience required to provide superior service.

For quality tree service in Berkeley – Oakland – Richmond, call Remedy Tree Removal Service for a free quote @ (510) 229-4567

Please read our next article “WHY, HOW AND WHEN TO PRUNE A FRUIT TREE?“