Keep Trees Healthy With These Tree Health Tips
At Beechwood Tree Care, we have been providing tree care services for over 24 years and continue to offer guidance on the health of your trees. Working with professionals is the best way to maintain the health of your landscape, as we have the experience and skills necessary to meet your needs.
Trees don’t always need our help to maintain good health, but sometimes additional help can be appreciated. In other cases, such as if the tree has been poorly pruned before or has root disease, for instance, extra support is required and we can help with all requirements.
At Beechwood Tree Care, we are passionate about supporting local landscapes and will work to provide you with the services and advice needed to care for your trees.
Tree Pruning For Better Tree Health
While tree pruning can be a great service to maintain the appearance of your landscape, it can cause issues to tree health without the proper care.
Pruning trees can create wounds that cost the tree energy to repair, taking away from the energy available to grow and flourish. This is why tree pruning needs to be done carefully and should be handled by professionals, as they can limit the damage to tree health while also maintaining the neat appearance you desire for your landscape.
Over pruning can be extremely detrimental to the tree, so it’s crucial to use people who know what they are talking about when it comes to this kind of care. Even if you become tempted to take matters into your own hands, it is always better to wait for experts as you could be damaging tree health permanently without even realising.
The best thing to do for better tree health is to get your trees checked by a professional. They will help you determine whether tree pruning is needed and the best methods for this.
As well as relying on professionals, you can also play a role yourself in better tree health. By keeping an eye on your landscape and monitoring the progress of your trees, you can notice when tree pruning is needed or any other issues that may appear.
How Do I Know If My Trees Are Safe?
It is almost impossible to say that any tree is 100% safe all of the time, but the best way to be sure is to speak to professionals like our team at Beechwood Tree Care.
We have a vast amount of experience in tree care and tree health management and will be able to give you peace of mind when it comes to tree health in your landscape. If your trees need some work, we can also point you in the right direction and provide tree care services, such as tree surgery and tree removal.
Our team members Neil and Nathan hold professional tree inspector qualifications and all our staff are vastly experienced in tree health and mechanics, allowing us to work across the region to support tree health.
Your Responsibility As A Tree Owner
If you have a tree growing on your land, then you are responsible for maintaining tree health. This means you must take reasonable care to ensure that it does not pose a threat to people or property surrounding it, at any time.
If you have trees that could affect other people, it’s best to get them checked by professionals and carry out any recommended work. We offer tree surveys that can be performed regularly to monitor tree health and indicate whether there are going to be any safety risks that need addressing.
Poor Tree Health: Signs To Look Out For
Over time you will get used to how your trees look, making it easier for you to notice any changes or signs of disease, wear and poor tree health. If you notice any changes, get them checked by professionals, like those on our team.
Below is a non-extensive list of signs of deteriorating tree health to look out for:
- Thinning leaves converge – this is a big tell that the tree is in poor health.
- Dieback at the edges of the canopy – the tree should have leaf coverage right to the tips of the branches.
- Discoloured leaves – keep an eye on the leaf colour. If they seem discoloured, different to before or to a neighbouring tree of the same species, then this can be a sign that the tree has an issue.
- Deadwood – it is very common to have deadwood in trees but sudden, excessive or large sections or deadwood aren’t healthy.
- Bleeding from the tree trunk – bleeding, large cavities and decay are all things that you should get checked.
- Fungus – most fungi fruit in the autumn and any fruiting body on a tree or near to a tree should be checked. Certain fungi require the tree to be removed, sometimes in an urgent fashion.
- Ground and roots – signs of movement in the ground, and exposed or damaged roots can indicate poor tree health
How Can Beechwood Help?
At Beechwood Tree Care, we have been providing services for better tree health for over 24 years. We operate across Berkshire and the surrounding areas, offering everything from tree surgery to stump removal to protect local landscapes.
By hiring us to monitor tree health and maintain the standards of your landscape, you are getting a complete service.
With any service offered, we begin with a site assessment. For this, we will come to the site and assess your tree, looking for all of the signs listed above to monitor the current tree health across your landscape.
Using this, we can then begin recommending the next steps that need to be taken. It may be that the tree needs a ground-level, a climbing inspection or a full site survey. Our feedback following tree surveys will include recommendations and timeframes for the works to be completed.
Alongside this, many tests can be completed on trees, such as a PICUS or Resistograph test, which can help us to build up a picture of what is going on inside the tree.
Fungus and soil samples can be taken and remedial ground works carried out if needed. We will take the problem out of your hands and reassure you that your trees are being looked after.
Contact Us Today
If you are concerned about tree health or are looking for professional support, please contact us today. Our team is ready to handle your needs and provides a great range of services to support local landscapes.
