4 REAL BENEFITS OF TREE CARE SERVICES
By Admin • February 8, 2018
As a homeowner, you may understand the importance of landscape design. Not only is a healthy lawn, colorful flowers, and lush shrubs essential for curb appeal, but landscaping can also increase your home's value. Implementing trees into your landscape design is also beneficial, but you may not realize how they can help the look and value of your home.
While surprising for most homeowners to learn, healthy, mature trees can increase your property value by 10 percent. In addition, planting shade-producing trees can improve the efficiency of your home, decreasing heating and cooling costs over time. Of course, maintenance is imperative to protect the look, health, and value of your trees. Here are a few real benefits of tree care services.
1. INSPECTIONS
Early detection is key, in a similar manner as your own physical health and wellness. When using a tree care service, the professionals will conduct periodic inspections of your tree and their surrounding environments.
They will document the overall health, growth rate, and integrity of your trees at each inspection. If they find any issues or changes during the inspection, a treatment plan will be designed to restore your tree back to health while preventing any problems that may arise in the future.
2. MAINTENANCE
Every tree requires a different type of care to ensure it grows and thrives. Unfortunately, you may not know what each of your trees requires, so hiring a professional service is smart for basic maintenance.
Fertilizing with the right combination of nutrients will help your trees grow and thrive while surviving unsavory environmental conditions that may include periods of drought or frost.
Pruning and trimming are also important for maintaining your trees. Since each tree type has its own needs for when and how to prune, leaving this up to the professionals will reduce the risk of costly errors.
Every so often, you should reapply mulch around your tree base, as well. Mulching will maintain your tree's moisture content, which holds in nutrients while reducing the risk of drought damage.
3. TREATMENT
It is important to note that maintenance is not the same as treatment when it comes to your trees. If your tree professionals find an issue, immediate action must take place to not only save your one tree but also to save surrounding trees and landscaping.
In any given area, there are a large number of pests, and many of these pests will feed off and infest your trees. Aphids are one of the most common insects that can turn a lush, healthy tree into an unappealing, decaying plant. Here are a few signs of aphid damage:
- Yellow or discolored leaves
- Curling, stunted leaves
- Sticky residue (honeydew) on leaves and stems
- Distorted, decaying flowers or fruit
If a professional finds one or more of these signs, they will apply an insecticide to the tree. This will kill existing aphids and other pests while preventing infestations and damage in the future.
Fungal diseases are also problematic for your trees. Certain funguses can stunt your tree's growth, discolor, decay, and even kill the tree quickly. Many of these diseases are also capable of spreading through the roots, infecting nearby trees and plants.
Once detected, you can apply a fungicide to the tree. Removing all infected foliage, limbs, and branches will also be necessary to prevent the fungus from spreading.
4. SAFETY
Utilizing a tree service is also important for keeping your home, belongings, and family safe.
Heavy storms and wintry precipitation will increase the risk of limbs and branches falling off weak trees. These branches and limbs may fall onto your roof, vehicles, or in the yard where children and pets play.
During inspections, the tree service will check trees that may become dangerous. They will prune away decaying, weak, and dying branches and limbs. Also, they will remove diseased trees from your property.
Caring for your trees does not have to be overwhelming with the help of a professional service. To protect your landscaping investment, contact County Tree Service today.
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