5 Signs Your Tree May Need to be Removed!
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Dead or Dying Trees
A tree is dead or dying when it is no longer producing leaves, when the canopy is dying from the tips down/in, when there is decay-producing fungi, such as mushrooms, growing at the base of the trunk or root flare, or bark has begun to fall off.
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Location Encroaching Trees
A tree that is too close to a home or utility supply may need to be removed as the roots could be causing foundational damage or the potential for limb failure could otherwise be costly or damaging to persons or property.
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Lean Trees
A leaning tree does not necessarily indicate tree failure, however, when the lean is excessive and shows little or no sign of phototropism or the root plate is starting to heave upwards than failure may be imminent.
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Damage or Decay Trees
Trees sustain damage naturally from storms, such as wind, ice, and snow, as well as from lightning. Trees sustain damage mechanically from equipment, people and urban development. Decay often times is a result of some form of damage and if not addressed can severely decrease the structural composition of the tree. Regardless of the cause, removal should be considered when managing damaged and decayed trees.
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Cracks or Cavities in Trees
A crack in the trunk of a tree is a structurally unsound tree, it is an indicator that the tree has been subject to energy transfer greater than its ability to absorb. It is important to inspect your trees for cracks after a storm event that contained gale force winds or lightning. Cavities are also a good indication that removal should be considered as a cavity is a result of decay and decay in time breaks down the structural integrity of the tree.
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Pruning Services for Trees
Ensuring that the trees on your property are in top health can save you and your family a bundle. Proper pruning can lengthen a tree’s life, increase its values and minimize liability issues. On the other hand, incorrectly pruning your tree can cause decay, increase liability and harbor unwanted pests.
Reasons to Prune Trees
Because each cut has the potential to change the growth of a tree, no branch should be removed without reason. Our Experienced Arborists have the knowledge and experience to properly assess the type of pruning necessary to improve the health, appearance, and safety of your trees.
Now, tree pruning occurs annually before the tree’s blooming cycle to remove dead and loose branches – health and safety.
Tree pruning is like an annual physical.
Too often homeowners and businesses leave trees unattended for several years. This neglect results in poor growth, shading out and limb breakage. The purpose of pruning a young tree is to control its shape by developing a strong, well-balanced framework of scaffold branches.
Tree Removal and Pruning
Peter's Landscape, Inc. has the knowledge and experience to assist with any sort of tree removal or tree pruning needs that you have. We take pride in helping you make the right decision on what should be done with your tree problem.
Peter's Landscape provides full-service tree removal and tree pruning services throughout the Northern Virginia area.
The process begins by giving us a call at 703-327-2845 and we’ll setup an appointment to come to your residential or commercial location. We'll take a walk around your lot, assess your tree situation, and answer your questions to ensure that you are adequately informed of your options. Our first priority is to decide whether the tree poses a threat, and if so, we'll estimate how long you have before it has to go, or if it needs to be removed immediately we will be prepared to do so. Sometimes, we can save trees by taking lesser measures, such as tree pruning.
Tree Removal
When performing a tree removal, we cut the tree as low to the base as possible. We then use a professional stump grinding machine, which allows us to remove the stump and root system completely. We are able to deal with a removal of a single problematic tree, or clear an entire lot – whatever the job calls for.
Safety First
There are many times where we've been able to save trees by performing tree pruning services. In those instances, we are able to remove the dead or overgrown limbs which helps to prolong the life of the tree and negates any immediate need for its removal. Most importantly, it's no longer a safety concern to your property.
Tree Pruning
In addition to the safety benefits of tree pruning, it also helps your landscape thrive by addressing tree care concerns such as structural integrity, and aesthetic presentation. Tree pruning services performed by a professional arborist enhance the natural beauty of your trees and shrubs, and in turn allow them to present themselves as a key asset to your overall landscape.
Licensed & Insured
As with all of our services, we perform our work with professionalism and respect for you and you property. And as anyone who steps foot on your property should be, we're fully insured.
Give Peter’s Landscape a call today, and we’ll make your tree problem our top priority.
