Cabling and Bracing

To help protect limbs from breakage due to excessive wind and/or weight.

Fertilization

Trees require nutrients to live and thrive. When one or more of these nutrients are deficient in the soil, the tree will not reach its full landscape potential, will be more susceptible to disease and insect problems, and will have a shorter life than a similar, well-fertilized tree.

Insect/Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Generally insects feed either by chewing or sucking. Leaves will be stippled, stripped, or skeletonized. A healthy tree can withstand most insect attacks, but there is always the one fatal pest. Disease is often the result of a unhealthy soil condition, or similar factors. Most diseases are fungal and the way to prevent or cure them is to maintain the health of the tree and remove the infected areas through pruning. There are chemical controls for most serious tree pests, but those controls will also kill off the predators that are the long term control of the pest species. The use of insecticides should be limited to times when the tree is seriously threatened.

Pruning

The main reasons for pruning ornamental and shade trees include safety, health, and aesthetics.

Tree and Stump Removal