Just A Little Off The Top: 4 Essential Reasons You Need To Trim Your Trees

When you have trees in your yard, you need to provide them with more than just water and fertilizer. While those two items are essential to good health, there are a few other services your tree will require. One of them is protection against bugs and diseases. Another one is good grooming, which requires proper trimming and pruning. If it's been a while since you had your trees trimmed – or they've never been trimmed – you need to have that service taken care of as soon as possible. You might not realize this, but trimming your trees does as much for you as it does for your trees. Here are four important reasons why tree trimming is essential.

1. Your Trees are Overshadowing Your Gardens

Mature trees provide your yard with a generous amount of shade, which is beneficial during the summer months. However, if you've got numerous mature trees, and you're trying to grow a garden, the shade can make it difficult to get the right amount of sun onto your plants. If your trees have gotten so large that they're making it difficult to grow a garden, it's time to have them trimmed. A tree specialist will be able to trim your trees to provide you with a good balance of sun and shade.

2. Your Tree Has Been Diagnosed with a Disease

If one of your trees has been diagnosed with a disease, treatment should begin with a thorough trimming. Removing the diseased branches will help prevent the spread of the disease throughout the rest of the tree. Not only that, but it will also help prevent the disease from spreading to other trees in the yard.

3. Your Trees have Become Top-Heavy

You want your trees to have a full canopy. However, you don't want them to be so full that they pose a risk to you and your home. When the canopies are top heavy, your trees are at an increased risk of collapsing under the pressure or being blown over during a heavy wind storm. To avoid a problem with top-heaviness, you should have your trees trimmed at least once a year.

4. Your Tree is Growing Into the Power Lines

If you're like most people, you probably have at least one set of power lines traveling through your yard. If you've got mature trees that have begun to grow into the power lines, you're looking at a serious hazard. The first thing you need to do is contact the utility company and have them come out and trim the branches from around the wires. The next thing you need to do is hire a professional tree service to come out and trim the rest of the canopy so that it's nowhere near the power lines.

Contact a company like Frank's Tree & Lawn Service for more information and assistance. 


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