3 SMART REASONS TO CALL A PROFESSIONAL TREE COMPANY

By Anonymous
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01 Nov, 2017
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Many homeowners and property owners in the U.S. love to find good bargains. Many also love to turn tasks like landscaping into personal DIY projects. Doing it yourself and saving money are certainly noble pursuits that can raise your standard of living without busting your budget.

However, some areas of property ownership demand professional care. Tree maintenance is one of those areas. Three important reasons why you should trust a tree service to manage your trees are listed below.

YOU CAN SPEND MORE THAN YOU SAVE ON DIY TREE CARE

Trees are lofty and luxurious assets when healthy and well-maintained. They are deadly and destructive when allowed to become diseased, stressed or overgrown. Weakened trees are at risk of toppling onto houses, cars and people during storms.

Your homeowner's policy will most likely cover losses due to a tree falling on your home. Your comprehensive auto insurance policy should cover damages due to a tree landing on your vehicle.

If your insurance company can prove that you neglected your trees to the point of catastrophic failure, however, the adjustor may be entitled to reduce the amount paid to you in compensation. If you prune your trees in a dangerous manner, you may also create hazards on your property that make your insurance worthless if the substandard tree care is discovered.

A professional tree service company inspects your trees and knows how to spot problems. Your insurance company will know you took every precaution when you have an expert tree service manage tree trimming and pruning.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DIAGNOSE TREE DISEASE

If you have a degree in forestry or horticulture, you can likely spot many tree diseases. However, most property owners have no idea why their trees are looking sickly or not bearing fruit.

Pests, fungi and parasites can damage trees to the point of death. However, many diseased trees can be saved if their compromised conditions are caught in time and corrected. A tree-service technician knows how to spot and fix tree diseases and other health problems.

Recently, upset homeowners called the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences to report that their oak trees had unexplainably died. Callers feared that the cause was Sudden Oak Death (SOD). Unfortunately, SOD was not the problem, but homeowners immediately jumped to conclusions.

Caterpillars were the actual cause of death for many of the callers' oak trees. Had they hired experienced tree service staff on a routine basis, the caterpillars may have been detected and removed before the oak trees died.

YOU CAN MESS UP A PALM TREE WITH A BAD PRUNING JOB

Diseased and weakened limbs on trees pose a hazard, but many people don't realize how heavy palm fronds can be. People are hurt every year when dead fronds fall from tall palm trees.

When pruning palm trees, all green foliage should be left in place to reduce the risk that the tree becomes stressed. All weakened fronds should be cut away. If you must remove green fronds, only take those growing at an angle. Don't over-prune your palm or it will become more susceptible to insects and diseases.

If your palm tree is browning extensively, you may need to add nutrients like potassium and magnesium to the soil. Over-pruning your tree and then fertilizing with the wrong nutrients can make the problem worse.

A professional tree service has trained tree-care experts who know how to properly prune the various types of palm trees found in Florida. Because they have the know-how, tools and equipment to reach the tallest palms, your tree service professionals can safely manage these tropical trees so you and the palms stay healthy and safe.

Contact Robert's Tree Service, Inc. to learn more about the many services we provide. For urgent tree-care problems, we offer 24-hour emergency tree service.