Hazard Leading To Tree Removal

Under most circumstances, trees can be a real asset to the yards in which they grow. They provide shade in the summer, protection from high winds in the winter and can be an attractive part of a landscape design scheme.

 

However, sometimes they can also prove to be a hazard and in these circumstances, to protect life and property, it can be the best course of action to arrange for a professional tree removal service to cut down and remove the tree.

Here are some of the key hazards you should keep any eye for. If you notice any of these, the best course of action is to call in the professionals as soon as possible.

Electrical Hazards

If your tree is getting anywhere close to overhead electrical poor lines, you need to call in a professional as soon as possible. Under no circumstances should you attempt to prune the tree back yourself, as special training is required to perform this kind of work.

Any trees on your property growing close to power lines will need to be kept trimmed all the time to remove any danger of bringing the lines down in a storm. In the long term, it may make more financial sense to simply get rid of those trees once and for all instead of paying for continual trimming and pruning.

Check out the video below to learn more about electrical hazards associated with trees:

Structural Hazards

Trees can also pose a hazard to other property, not just power lines. For example, if as a tree grows it begins to overshadow a part of your property, it can become a hazard, as there now exists the potential for the tree itself or even a large branch to fall down onto your property.

Don’t discount the chances the tree may fall on a person either. Again, if a tree has grown and is, for example, overshadowing a lawn where children play, that can make the tree a hazard.

Regular trimming and pruning of unwanted growth and dead wood will provide some protection from falling branches but again, in the long term, the better financial decision could just to have the tree cut down.

Split Trunks

You will most likely see this after a storm. If the trunk of your tree is split, it is only a matter of time before the trunk fails completely and the tree comes down. Even a small split should be very carefully monitored or inspected by a professional.

A split trunk will however almost certainly need to be removed by a professional as soon as possible.

Leaning Trees

Finally, this is another symptom that you may notice after a storm. A tree that has taken on a lean – even to a very small angle – is showing signs of serious damage to it’s root system, damage it likely may not recover from.

It is best that leaning trees are cut down safely and removed before they can become a serious falling hazard.

 

If you notice any of these hazards, it is best to contact a professional tree removal company as soon as possible.