| There are a variety of reasons you may want to | | | | removal. Therefore extra care and precaution |
| remove a tree on your property. Perhaps the | | | | needs to be taken to ensure the safety of your |
| tree (or a group of trees) is blocking the view to | | | | family and home. People tend to underestimate |
| a gorgeous landscape or natural beauty. Your tree | | | | the extent to which trees grow under the ground. |
| could be sick, diseased, or dehydrated. Perhaps a | | | | This can result in the roots growing too close to |
| tree is growing dangerously close to your home. | | | | your home and causing structural damage to the |
| Regardless of your reasoning, you must make | | | | foundation. This makes things tricky during the |
| sure to understand that tree removal is a very | | | | removal process because you obviously don't |
| dangerous process that needs to be performed | | | | want the removal to cause additional damage to |
| with care. The condition of the tree will affect the | | | | your home, or result in costly insurance claims. |
| precautions you need to take when removing | | | | A very important point to bring up then is to |
| trees from your property, and you should | | | | make sure when you plant trees on your |
| undoubtedly consult a professional if you decide | | | | property to plant them very consciously. Be sure |
| you are going to remove the tree yourself-as it | | | | not to plant them near any power lines, or in a |
| could mean serious damage to your home and | | | | location where growing into power lines could |
| property if things go wrong. | | | | become a possibility. Be sure to allow plenty of |
| Tree removal is not the same as cleaning up the | | | | space between the tree and your home for the |
| destruction of a tree after a storm. Branches of | | | | roots to grow without damaging the foundation of |
| a tree may be scattered over your property, or | | | | your house. This also includes being close to |
| a tree may be partially uprooted. This, however, | | | | driveways, septic tanks, and other extensions to |
| is still fundamentally different than pulling up a living | | | | your home. Preventing these damages is much |
| tree from the ground. The root systems of these | | | | easier (and cheaper) than tree removal and |
| trees are usually very complex and strongly held. | | | | repairing these structures in the future. |
| If you are removing a tree merely because it is | | | | The most important point, however, is to always |
| blocking a view that you want from your home, | | | | maintain a safe environment for you and your |
| things will be a bit easier than removing one ridden | | | | family. If you notice a change in the condition of |
| with disease or threatening the foundation of your | | | | your trees that may indicate that it is sick or |
| home. However, this does not mean that it is an | | | | becoming dehydrated, call a professional |
| easy process. To avoid injury or potential damage | | | | immediately. This will prevent any accidents that |
| to your property, it is best to call a professional | | | | could happen from a fallen branch. That being said, |
| tree cutting service or contractor. | | | | when you do decide to remove a tree, be sure |
| As mentioned, there is a bit more care that goes | | | | that an experienced tree cutting service or |
| into removing a tree that is diseased or too close | | | | contractor either performs the job, or gives you |
| to your home. When you remove a tree that is | | | | proper instruction on how to do it yourself with |
| diseased or dehydrated there is great potential | | | | the proper safety precautions taken. |
| for the weakened branches to snap and fall during | | | | |