Trees play a crucial role in yards and the general environment, adding shade and charm while cleansing the air we breathe.
Some homeowners may not realize that the same beneficial trees might become safety risks for homeowners while risking property damage.
Arborist intervention can treat and remedy common tree problems, but some tree woes cannot be salvaged and require a tree removal service.
From proximity to properties and visible indications of decay to hollowed trunk, significant root damage, and leaning or unstable structure, signs of unsalvageable trees are all over.
Visible Signs of Decay
The most convincing reason for yard tree felling is if it shows signs of decay. Mushrooms or fungi thriving at the trunk base both point toward rot.
Since decay alone cannot make up grounds for the felling, look out for complementary signs such as discolored or sparse leaves and cracked or dead branches.
Tree Removal helps keep healthy trees growing.
However, even before you decide to do away with the tree, invite an arborist to evaluate the decay extent. Some level of decay is salvageable through treatment while increased levels indicate the end of the tree. Ignoring these signs means the tree could fall unexpectedly, causing grave property damage and bodily injuries that present costly hospitalization bills.
Neighborly Nudges
When you are not sure whether to retain or do away with a tree, it is sometimes advisable to look a little further. Having constant wrangles with your next-door neighbor over intrusive root systems or overhanging limbs both point to a tree that needs to be discarded. Not being proactive toward such wrangles may escalate the situation and culminate in legal battles. Even if the situation does not get out of hand, such trees are detrimental to the harmony and peace of the neighborhood, hence the urgent need to cut down such trees. While some trimming can do the magic in such situations, sometimes doing away with the whole tree is paramount for community peace and harmony.
Significant Root Damage
Another obvious ground for tree removal is significant root damage that is visible. Root damage signals instability, which means the tree, could fall unexpectedly, leaving trails of structural damage and imminent injuries to homeowners and passersby. Root damage could result from heavy construction activities near or at the tree base, leaving it exposed to elements such as strong winds, which worsen the situation. Alternatively, it could be because of massive soil erosion, after a heavy downpour. Signs of visible root at a tree base are not enough grounds for its felling; but when backed by a leaning structure, it is time to part ways with the tree before it causes more harm than good.
Hollowed Trunk
Holes, cracks, and splits in the trunk also point toward a dysfunctional tree that needs to be taken down immediately. While cracks and splits could be a consequence of the tree having suffered the wrath of a heavy storm, holes indicate massive tree rot or animal activity. When they are deep into the trunk, these features weaken a tree’s strength, increasing its chances of falling upon exposure to even a small storm. Due to the imminent risk of falling unexpectedly, have such trees felled soonest possible and avoid structural damage and physical injuries.
Proximity to Structures
The main reason for yard tree felling is their proximity to structures. Even while planting a tree far from utility lines such as gas, power, and water lines, they may have overgrown and gotten too close to these structures, over the years. Trees could also overhang houses, driveways, or other critical outdoor structures. While overhanging branches can be trimmed, the risk is not entirely gone as the root system can destroy foundations and put various structures, including your home, at risk of collapse. Increased proximity to some utilities such as the power line could result in home and yard fires in case tree limbs encounter the lines during a storm. Often overlooked, are the constant outages and the consequential inconveniences caused by such trees. It is therefore advisable to discard such trees to be safe from accidents, fires, and costly repair bills.
As initially noted, the sight of any of the above-discussed dangers is not ground enough for any tree felling. An arborist could have an alternative suggestion. To partake in the broader support for sustainable outdoor spaces and a greener planet, the thumb rule for tree felling requires that people replace every cut tree with a new one in the same spot.
