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Tree Care & Maintenance

The Value of Trees to a Home

Think of trees as an investment. Healthy trees add value to your home. Properly maintained trees enhance our surroundings, purify the air we breathe, save energy by providing cooling shade from summer’s heat and provide protection from cold winds in the winter. Healthy trees provide food for wildlife, and stabilize soils resulting in less runoff and erosion. Healthy, mature trees add an average of 20 percent to a property’s value.

Preventive Tree Care Maintenance Program

Proper tree care begins at planting and continues throughout the life of the tree. Preventing a problem is much less costly and time-consuming than curing one, once it has developed. An effective maintenance program, including regular inspections and the necessary follow-up care of mulching, fertilizing, and pruning, can detect problems and correct them before they become damaging or fatal. Proactive tree care will allow trees to live their normal long lives often as long as 200 to 300 years.

Five Simple Ways to Maintain the Health of Your Trees

Here are five easy ways to have the best looking trees in your neighborhood:

  1. Plant the right tree in the right place. Dogwoods don’t belong in full sun. Douglas-fir or other large trees should not be planted under the power lines. Other factors such as drainage, spacing, deer, and screening should be considered during tree selection.
  2. Protect trees from mowers, weed eaters, and other equipment. Avoid growing grass right up to the base of the tree. Properly installed mulch rings will protect against these bark damages.
  3. The soil under the trees branches should be soft to encourage root growth and water/air penetration. Mulch around the tree will soften compacted soils and encourage soil biology which will promote root growth.  During the consultation with our arborist, soils can be checked and girdling roots can be detected to promote overall tree health.
  4. Prune according to accepted methods.  Consult with a Red Cedar arborist to determine what pruning is needed. For more information call Red Cedar.
  5. If you think a tree is too tall, consult a Red Cedar arborist. You might be better off cutting the tree down and planting a smaller variety.