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Why Did the Utility Cut My Tree Like That?

When trees are large, damaged or overgrown, they can cause significant hazards to safety and property, particularly if they are within range of power lines or other utilities. When they have not been properly pruned, it is easy for branches and foliage to fall on power lines and damage them. Power line damage can lead to power outages, but a downed power line is a significant safety hazard.

Spring Landscaping Checklist for Tree Care

When the weather starts to warm up in the spring, many homeowners begin to think about yard care. However, the problem is that most homeowners tend to focus only on spring lawn care, rather than taking a holistic approach to prepare their entire landscape for the growing season. As a result, they often neglect their trees and fail to ensure they are healthy and robust for the year ahead.

Spotting Tree Damage from Winter Storms

Winter weather has been exceedingly unpredictable lately, and 2023 is shaping up to be no different. For homeowners, sudden dips in temperature or predictions of ice, snow and freezing rain could predict damage to the trees in your landscape. Trees react to winter weather by going dormant, allowing them to acclimate to colder temperatures. In short, they stop growing, and sap, the lifeblood of trees, stops flowing. During this time, the membranes of a tree’s cells become more permeable and flexible, so they are better able to handle the sharp edges of frozen water molecules if those molecules happen to make their way through the cell wall.

How to Protect Your Trees from Frost

Weather shifts can range from unexpected frosts in the late spring or early fall to unexpectedly warm weather during this period that can get trees growing before all chance of frost has passed.

When is the Best Time for Tree Trimming?

If you have trees in your yard, you know that they can sometimes look overgrown and in need of some shaping. But choosing the best time for tree trimming is critically important. Trimming trees at the wrong time can be detrimental to tree health, but the answer is not always straightforward. Many factors go into deciding whether you should trim, such as the type of tree, whether it has insect or other damage and other issues in the surrounding landscape that may be affecting the tree’s health.

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