Protecting

Protecting your trees from damage is critical to ensuring their health and longevity. Protect your trees from lawn mowers and string trimmers. Don’t nail things to trees, place heavy materials and equipment under them, or pile up mulch or soil against the trunk.

All support materials used for staking newly planted trees should be removed after the first year’s growth. Do not wrap wire, twine or other restrictive materials around the trunk or branches of a tree.

Every day mistakes that can eventually kill the tree.

String trimmers, nails, hoses, bands, plastic ties etc. can girdle or partially girdle a tree, destroying the delicate living tissue under the bark preventing uptake of water and nutrients and can eventually kill the tree.

It is very important to protect the root zone of the tree when digging in the vicinity. Remember, the root zone is shallow and extends beyond the branches of the tree.

Protect your trees during construction

These trees are NOT being properly protected. Proper tree protection during construction is critical in maintaining tree health. Soil compaction from heavy equipment and trenching results in root loss which may destabilize or eventually kill a tree. Trunk and limb damage exposes a tree to disease. A tree damaged from construction may slowly die over a period of several years.

Hazard Tree Prevention - learn more about keeping the trees in your yard healthy, safe, and beautiful, and prevent them from becoming hazardous.