Tree removal keeps your yard looking nice and helps other plants stay healthy. It also keeps you and your home safe, which means you don’t want to delay arranging the service if one of the trees on your property has become an issue.
Professional tree services and arborists remove trees properly, but homeowners need to be aware that a number of common problems can affect the process. If you’ve got a tree in your yard that needs to go, you’ll want to know about these issues so that you can make the tree removal process go a lot more smoothly.
Tight Spaces for Equipment
Not every yard was designed with tree removal equipment in mind. The amount of space that a tree service has to move equipment in and out of the yard will affect how quickly the job gets done. A small yard doesn’t prevent tree removal at all, but it does affect the types of methods that arborists can use. If you want to remove a tree that’s in a side yard or the backyard, let the tree service know how wide any gates and pathways are.
Underestimating the Job
Unless your tree is small, you don’t want to attempt to remove it yourself. And even if the tree is small, if it has pest infestations or contagious tree diseases, it’s not a DIY job. Unfortunately, many homeowners underestimate the work that goes into removing trees safely and not spreading tree pathogens to other parts of the yard.
Because some homeowners don’t accurately assess the risks, they try removing the tree themselves. What ends up happening is that the tree either damages something in the yard when it comes down, hurts someone nearby or ends up flinging contaminated debris at other plants. A professional tree service can take the right steps to prevent that from happening.
The Stump Left Behind
Many people think that removing a tree means removing all of it, including the stump. But tree removal, as a commercial service, doesn’t include removing or grinding down the stump. You have to arrange for that separately, even though you can have the tree service take care of the stump right after removing the rest of the tree.
Having that leftover stump in your yard is certainly better than having the entire tree, with all its problems. But the stump itself can become a problem because it can rot and promote pest infestations in your yard. When you arrange to have a tree service remove the tree, ask the service about stump removal or grinding, too. Have that done right after or soon after the bulk of the tree goes.
TreePro Professional Tree Care offers tree removal services in Santa Rosa, CA, so if you’re trying to get some trees off your property, call us today to discuss the removal process!