Tree Preservation
Keeping Vermont Green and Healthy
We can often offer alternatives to tree removal through proper pruning, soil-work, and installing support systems.
Let Us Help Save Your Trees
Sometimes trees just need a little help. Here in Vermont, we have a lot of individual landscape trees with deferred maintenance, as well as un-managed woodlands surrounding homes. It’s not uncommon for landscape trees to have weak, or poorly attached branch unions, and co-dominant leaders susceptible to failure. It’s rather common for these same trees to exist in “even-aged” woodlands – a condition which diminishes ecologic efficiency and the inherent benefits provided by age-diversity in the landscape.
All is not lost. In many cases: We can prune for improved structure, install various kinds of support systems to reduce chance of branch/leader failure, provide soil-work/amendments, and even thin over-grown woodlands to promote the longevity of structurally sound individuals.
The Root of the Problem
Another problem some individual trees face is stem girdling roots. Girdling roots occur when a portion of the root system encircles the trunk, effectively strangling itself and blocking the flow of water and nutrients. Such instances can occur naturally in a forest; though, it’s most often seen with trees that are planted improperly, suffer from compacted soil, or were poorly managed in nursery settings. This problem may be amended through careful excavation of the root system and removal of offending roots. Often, but not always, we can save a tree that would otherwise die.
