TREEOLOGY – BE INFORMED
Donovan Arborists
Our ISA Certified Arborists ensure that you get the highest quality tree care.
We offer free estimates for tree planting, trimming, removal, cabling and bracing.
We believe in being proactive in preventing insect infestations and disease outbreaks.
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By late springtime, your trees should be leafed out, growing, and healthy looking. If that’s not the case, it may be time to consider removing any that look like their best years may be behind them, pose safety risks, lack room to grow, or are an undesirable species or “volunteer” tree that’s messy or weak. Here are some things to look for, starting from the ground up.
If you’ve ever tried to remove a tree or clear a stump, you know that these plants can have extensive root systems that cling tenaciously to the soil around them. So why do we see so many stories of trees uprooted by storms? Here are some reasons.
Colorado’s winter storms can do a number on your landscape. Strong winds, heavy snow, and encrusted ice can snap branches, topple trees and blow plant debris and mulches across your yard and hardscape.
Bugs are certainly an essential part of a healthy ecosystem—bees and butterflies, as example. While others, like bark beetles or termites, can wreak havoc on the very foundation of your home and your property, even making your land vulnerable to devastation by fire.
Don’t wait until the tree in your yard is dead to take action
If a tree falls in a neighborhood and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? It might, except that you’re likely not to hear the tree noise above the screams from neighbors about the resulting damage.