How to Plan Tree Care

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How to Plan Tree Care
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Introduction

• Caring for a tree is all about knowing what type
  of tree it is. From specialty cherry trees to
  flamed maples, there are all kinds of trees in
  peoples yards. You might have just one tree or a
  few, but these well-loved pieces of landscaping
  are an important aesthetic choice for home and
  business owners. Whatever type of trees you keep,
  you will want to extend the life and quality of
  the tree by planning your tree care carefully.
  Trees develop over time and need different
  amounts of water and fertilizer as they age, so
  its a good idea to take up a tree care plan with
  an arborist or landscaper that will last you
  several years.
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• Fruit trees need drastically different care from
  non-fruit types. If you have fruit trees, its
  always a great idea to consult with someone who
  specializes in them. They are worth the extra
  work, but you definitely need some extra
  experience to manage them well if you want them
  to grow large and produce fruit. A qualified
  grower can help you manage the roots, watering
  schedule, trimming, and training that these
  beautiful plants need to grow strong. Whether you
  choose organic or non-organic growing methods,
  you can achieve great results if you take the
  time to consult and work with a qualified person
  on your tree care plan.
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• Part of tree care is lopping limbs as needed.
  Some types of tree care require aggressive
  lopping and training when the tree is young in
  order for it to grow a certain way. This can be
  quite a creative endeavor, especially if you are
  trying to shape your tree. Some lopped limbs are
  usable in furniture, while others may be destined
  for the compost. You can even graft lopped limbs
  if you have good enough root stock and turn them
  into another tree. You also use them to hybridize
  new types of root stock.
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• Fertilizing and watering young trees is
  important. Some trees need heavy care when they
  are young in order to fruit on schedule, but they
  are worth the extra care. Tree care often lowers
  in frequency as trees age, so be prepared for
  good returns on your efforts if you can put the
  time in when the tree is young. You may want to
  invest in mechanical watering systems if you grow
  a lot of trees or if your tree is far from a
  water source.
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• A good tree care schedule is best planned with a
  qualified professional. Some types of
  professionals that know about trees are
  greenhouses, arborists, and landscapers. You can
  benefit from their knowledge and extend the life
  of your tree by getting to know them and getting
  advice on fertilizer, trimming, watering, and
  soil requirements. A beautifully cared for tree
  is a fabulous addition to any landscape, and a
  fruit or nut tree gives an added bonus of
  produce.

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When Its Time for Tree Trimming

• Call a professional when its time to trim your
  trees. Lopping limbs actually takes quite a bit
  of skill, so its best left to someone who has
  insurance and the right equipment. Trees are a
  living plant (unless they have died), and their
  health is important. Over or under trimming can
  be an issue for the health of the plant, so you
  want to hire someone who really knows trees when
  its time for tree trimming. Trees may need
  different types of care depending on your local
  and the water situation, so a highly qualified
  local specialist is your best option.
• Trees can overgrow onto house eaves. Its a good
  idea to call for tree trimming before this
  happens, but its never too late to call if your
  tree limbs are overgrown onto the eaves. When
  the tree limbs are overgrown, you can end up with
  a lot of leaf rot and full gutters. Make sure to
  call earlier rather than later to avoid roof and
  gutter repairs. On occasion, you might get mold
  on your roof from the tree limbs hanging too
  closely and keeping the roof wet with rain and
  dew. If you notice water leaking down your
  gutters or slime sliding off your roof when the
  snow melts, it might be time to call for tree
  trimming.

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• Trimming trees is important for aesthetics. Trees
  look really good when they are trimmed well. This
  often means taking lower limbs off and shaping
  upper limbs, but it can also mean topping trees
  off that are too tall on occasion. Its a good
  idea to talk to your arborist or tree trimmer
  about the look you want when you get your tree
  trimmed for cosmetic reasons. A lot can be done
  with tree trimming and shaping to make sure that
  the tree grows a certain way, and a well-shaped
  and trimmed tree can add a lot of value to your
  property. It takes some planning, but you can do
  really wonderful things with a tree throughout
  its life if you have the time to trim it for
  aesthetic reasons.
• Trimming trees keeps them in good health. Trees
  need trimming, often in the spring, to keep them
  using water properly. Specialty trees like fruit
  trees benefit even more from proper trimming
  because it can help them fruit all the way. You
  can help cultivate a healthy tree with trimming,
  as this helps the tree conserve water and grow
  its top out all the way. Make sure that you dont
  have it trimmed too aggressively, but dont be
  afraid to trim heavily when needed, either. Your
  tree will benefit when extra limbs, knots, and
  moldy parts are removed and it will grow even
  stronger.
• When its time for tree trimming, you want to
  call earlier rather than later. This prevents the
  tree from dropping leaves and pine needles in
  difficult places like gutters or flower beds.
  Make sure to ask around to find a highly
  qualified professional who will help your tree
  grow even healthier with proper trimming. Dont
  be afraid to take up a plan for your tree growth
  and plan the trimming with your arborist. You can
  make a lot of changes to the look of the tree
  over the years with aesthetic trimming.

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There Are Many Reasons for Tree Removal

• Tree removal is an important part of maintaining
  your landscape. Trees tend to get a little bit
  overgrown on residential properties, so dont
  hesitate to call for professional tree removal
  when your tree limbs get too close to power lines
  or the eaves of your roof. While trees are
  precious, so are gardens. Sometimes the two
  compete for sunlight, and it is okay to call for
  tree removal if you need more garden space. The
  ecology of your landscaping is preserved when
  you garden over the area previously taken up by a
  tree, so dont feel like tree removal has to hurt
  the environment. You can replace the plant with
  something else besides the tree if that is what
  you prefer to have in your yard.
• Always call a licensed professional when its
  time to remove a tree. Trees are heavy when they
  fall, and you want a licensed and insured
  professional to do your tree removal so that
  accidents are covered, in the unlikely event that
  there is one. The nice thing about calling a
  professional is that besides saving your back
  some heavy labor, you can get your tree chopped
  up for firewood or lumber so that you can use the
  wood for something. In the event that your prefer
  not to use the wood, you can have the tree hauled
  and save some room in your yard.

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• Removal of certain trees is important for the
  health of your lawn and house. Some trees leave
  leaves to rot on your roof every year, or tons of
  pine needles around the yard. Trees can also
  retain rot or mold, and its important that only
  healthy plants are kept in a residential yard.
  Dont hesitate to schedule tree removal if rot
  has taken over your tree. This is especially true
  in areas that experience storms, like hurricanes
  or tsunamis. You want to maintain your yard so
  that a potentially soggy or rotted tree is
  removed before it can fall over on a building
  during a storm. Tree removal is a preferable
  option to trying to rehabilitate or clean the
  tree.
• Cosmetic removal can allow for more landscaping.
  Removal of a healthy tree is a good option in
  cases where hedges or a garden would be a better
  look for the area. You can always go with grass
  also. While trees are lovely, sometimes they just
  put too much shade on a property that would be
  better off with a well-landscaped green or
  garden. A sunny yard is a really cheerful way to
  go for most people, and sometimes trees take up
  too much water in addition to sunlight for a
  garden or lawn to thrive.
• Tree removal may be required or desired for many
  reasons, including building preservation. A
  professional with the right equipment is always
  preferable to the hard labor of removing a tree
  by hand. Make sure that you call someone who is
  licensed and insured to help you with your tree
  removal. You will be able to enjoy more sunlight
  and more water for your garden or lawn once the
  tree is gone. You can remove trees for cosmetic
  reasons or to get ahead of a storm before the
  tree falls over. You can also remove trees that
  have too many bugs or too much mold on them.

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Stump Grinding Removal An Important Part of
Landscaping

• Stump grinding and removal is a great way to keep
  your property looking clean. Grinding a stump
  down can provide useful material for compost and
  landscape filler, so its a nice option for
  obtaining materials if you choose to do this.
  Removing unsightly stumps is an important factor
  in keeping your lawn and garden looking neat.
  Although some people prefer not to remove stumps
  because of ecological reasons, there are options
  to help replace the ecology. One is to have stump
  grinding and removal done so that the stump is
  partially ground down, and then pulled out. In
  this way you can move what is left of the stump
  to an out-of-the way area so that the ecological
  system isnt disrupted.
• You can remove dead stumps before insects get to
  them with stump grinding and removal. This is an
  important thing to do for the health of your
  property, because insects and fungi compete for
  space in your yard. You dont want beetles taking
  over and killing beneficial insects, for example.
  You also dont want too many mushrooms or aphids.
  Grinding the stump all the way and removing the
  waste completely is a great way to keep your yard
  free from insects that compete with the
  beneficial ones in your garden. You can have the
  grinding done to many grades, so consider your
  options for stump grinding and removal and choose
  the sawdust grade necessary for insect removal
  before your contractor begins the removal of the
  stump.

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• Removing dead stumps also makes room on the
  property for landscaping and gardening. Stump
  grinding and removal can help you improve your
  landscape by making room for items that need
  softer soil and dont grow well around tree
  roots. While some plants can thrive at the base
  of trees, this is not usually the case for
  showier flowers like tulips. Gardening over the
  spot where the stump once was is a great thing to
  do ecologically, but it also improves property
  value and adds beauty to your area. If you have a
  stump in question, dont be afraid to call a
  professional for stump grinding and removal so
  that you can garden over the area with something
  more appealing.
• Grinding stumps is often necessary since they are
  very hard to chop up. On occasion, the roots and
  tops of stumps have been known to break saws and
  chip axes. If you have any doubt about your
  ability to chop a stump up and remove it, it is a
  wise idea to call someone who does stump grinding
  and removal professionally. These things dont
  always come out of the dirt the first try, and
  you dont want to hurt yourself or wind up with a
  chipped blade. You can use the ground material
  for many things, but the sawdust is a great
  option for piling with straw and growing large
  squash. Its also widely used in compost or
  landscaping filler.
• Stump grinding and removal is a great way to add
  aesthetic value to your yard. You can take
  advantage of the added space and put in showy
  flowers in the loosened dirt, or you could opt
  for something like a small vegetable garden in
  place of the stump. Its also a good idea to
  remove stumps and old tree roots in heavy traffic
  areas, since they can be a tripping hazard. Call
  a professional when the stump doesnt come out of
  the dirt easily, and plan to take advantage of
  the sawdust for gardening or compost purposes.
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