How Properly Maintaining Your Trees Can Prevent Property Damage

Fallen trees cause millions in property damage every year. Even with homeowner’s insurance, dealing with a downed tree that has wrecked your or your neighbor’s home is a nightmare. Extreme storms notwithstanding, there are several ways to keep your trees healthy and prevent a property disaster, which we discuss below. When you need professional tree service in Mesa, from pruning to emergency removal, give the team at Bassett Tree Service a call.

Regular Pruning Keeps Trees Healthy

Pruning involves removing, dead, dying, and diseased branches from the tree to encourage growth. Proper tree pruning is necessary to keep many types of trees healthy and will prevent dying branches from falling and landing on any nearby structures. Professional pruning will also help your trees receive more sunlight and enable them to grow to a healthy size and shape.

Inspect Your Trees for Signs of Disease

Diseased trees are a disaster waiting to happen, which is why it’s important to regularly inspect them for signs of infection. Start by examining the leaves. Outside of fall and winter, leaves should be full and lush. Bare spots are often a sign of root damage, pest infestation, or disease. Brittle or an excessive amount of dead branches around your tree are other signs of illness. A leaning tree is often caused by root damage. If anything appears abnormal, contact an arborist to determine if the tree can be treated.

Remove Diseased Trees

In some cases, diseased trees cannot be saved and the best course of action is to get them professionally removed. When a dying tree is left to rot, it attracts pests and increases the risk of the tree falling on your property. Many arborists can even grind or extract the leftover stump after it has been removed.

Tree Services in Mesa

Our team of expert tree surgeons provides a wide variety of tree services in Mesa and the surrounding area. With more than 15 years of experience, you can rely on Bassett Tree Service for all of your needs, whether commercial or residential. We encourage you to give our team of certified arborists a call at (480) 745-2290 to chat about your tree questions or concerns, or to request an estimate for professional tree pruning, tree shaping, or emergency tree removal in Mesa or throughout Maricopa County.