Protecting Your Trees During Harsh Winter Months

Trees are often symbols of strength and stability, but even the mighty oak can be brought down in a big enough storm. Tree bracing is an excellent preventive winter tree service that can greatly extend the life of the fruiting and/or decorative varieties in your yard.

How can you protect a weak tree during the winter? Weak and leaning trees should be braced to ensure their longevity, and also to protect your personal property and safety. We offer tree surveying, bracing and removal services so you don’t have to worry about that questionable limb crashing down on your house each time there is a storm.

What are the benefits of tree bracing? Will the tree always need to be braced? These are questions arborists frequently encounter, and the benefits are threefold – prevention, rehabilitation and hazard reduction. Not only will bracing and cabling prevent crop loss from weakened fruit tree limbs and rehabilitate branches that may have been close to dying, but it will also reduce the hazards associated with heavy branches falling onto your home in high winds. The damage to property and even life that can come with falling limbs, so weak trees should not be overlooked.

Bracing is a permanent tree service, and one that requires minimal maintenance. Once the hardware is installed, periodic check-ups are recommended, but typically reinstallation is only required if the tree outgrows the cables and braces. Growth rates of trees vary, but normally this procedure only needs to be repeated every 7-10 years.
Tree bracing should be handled by a tree professional with local experience. We can help protect your tree and the people and property that may be in its path. Consult with our team and we can come in and assess your property and discuss with you whether or not any of your trees are weakened and in need of a little support.  Call or click here for a free quote.