Trees are a menacing part of many community association budgets.
Often budget constraints only leave room for cosmetic work such as sidewalk, parking lot, and tree limb clearance to meet with current fire codes.
If you have limbs and trees falling every time a strong wind hits Nashville then you may want to consider adding the costs of annual tree preservation to your maintenance budget.
In the long run, preserving a tree is less costly than removing it and cleaning up the mess after it has fallen.
Using today's arborist techniques, large trees and structures can both safely co-exist, but early prevention is very important.
The purpose of tree preservation is to make your trees more resistant to ice storms, heavy rains, and high winds.
Beauty is a side effect of proper preservation.
An "at-risk" tree is one where the combined circumference of all the major leads in the crown is much greater than the circumference at the base of the trunk.
This causes a tree to be top-heavy, which makes it a good candidate for breakage or uprooting problems.
If a tree has an imbalance from one side to the other, a common practice of most tree companies is to use rigid metal cables to "tie" the sides together and stabilize the tree.
This actually creates a worse situation because trees, like human beings must be able to exercise their limbs in order to stay healthy.
Otherwise, the limbs become brittle, making them even more likely to break.
Newer arborist techniques do not attempt to re-engineer nature.
Instead, we use flexible cables or bungee-type nylon straps that allow the tree to move as nature intended.
Another method of maintaining an out-of-balance tree is to top it out.
Topping is a misguided and sloppy attempt at tree preservation.
It is actually one of the worst ways to slowly kill a tree and make it unattractive in the process.
Bradford Pear trees are prone to breakage.
Topping of Bradfords has been done in Tennessee for so long that many still believe that it is the only accepted practice.
Topping has been replaced by an up-to-date method of preservation called crown reduction which removes every third branch to allow air to move through the tree.
This weight-leverage technique is great for preserving trees that are at risk.
A properly thinned Bradford will retain its natural shape and provide safety against high winds, while providing light to the ground for grass to grow.
Art, science and skill are essential to proper tree preservation.
Community Tree, LLC, owned by Walter Rumble, is a qualified tree preservation company with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to keep trees healthy and balanced in a highly-trafficked environment where safety is an on-going issue.
If you are in the Nashville, Tennessee area, you may contact CommunityTree and Lawn Service at 615-337-5645.
Often budget constraints only leave room for cosmetic work such as sidewalk, parking lot, and tree limb clearance to meet with current fire codes.
If you have limbs and trees falling every time a strong wind hits Nashville then you may want to consider adding the costs of annual tree preservation to your maintenance budget.
In the long run, preserving a tree is less costly than removing it and cleaning up the mess after it has fallen.
Using today's arborist techniques, large trees and structures can both safely co-exist, but early prevention is very important.
The purpose of tree preservation is to make your trees more resistant to ice storms, heavy rains, and high winds.
Beauty is a side effect of proper preservation.
An "at-risk" tree is one where the combined circumference of all the major leads in the crown is much greater than the circumference at the base of the trunk.
This causes a tree to be top-heavy, which makes it a good candidate for breakage or uprooting problems.
If a tree has an imbalance from one side to the other, a common practice of most tree companies is to use rigid metal cables to "tie" the sides together and stabilize the tree.
This actually creates a worse situation because trees, like human beings must be able to exercise their limbs in order to stay healthy.
Otherwise, the limbs become brittle, making them even more likely to break.
Newer arborist techniques do not attempt to re-engineer nature.
Instead, we use flexible cables or bungee-type nylon straps that allow the tree to move as nature intended.
Another method of maintaining an out-of-balance tree is to top it out.
Topping is a misguided and sloppy attempt at tree preservation.
It is actually one of the worst ways to slowly kill a tree and make it unattractive in the process.
Bradford Pear trees are prone to breakage.
Topping of Bradfords has been done in Tennessee for so long that many still believe that it is the only accepted practice.
Topping has been replaced by an up-to-date method of preservation called crown reduction which removes every third branch to allow air to move through the tree.
This weight-leverage technique is great for preserving trees that are at risk.
A properly thinned Bradford will retain its natural shape and provide safety against high winds, while providing light to the ground for grass to grow.
Art, science and skill are essential to proper tree preservation.
Community Tree, LLC, owned by Walter Rumble, is a qualified tree preservation company with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to keep trees healthy and balanced in a highly-trafficked environment where safety is an on-going issue.
If you are in the Nashville, Tennessee area, you may contact CommunityTree and Lawn Service at 615-337-5645.