If you have a dead tree at your home or business, this can be a health risk as well as a hazard. Let’s take a deeper look on dealing with a dead tree on your property.
First, we should examine the potential risks of keeping a dead tree on your property. A dead tree likely will end up hollow, and can become a breeding ground for pests such as rats and termites.
If your tree died from a disease, then that disease can spread to other plants on your property and your neighborhood—including flowers and other trees.
Branches from dead trees may fall during storms or high winds, causing damage to your property, vehicles or injuring people or animals. The dead tree itself also may topple, as a consequence of the decay and decomposition that occurs over time when a tree dies.
A single tree, even a dead one, can weigh multiple tons. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that a falling tree could do catastrophic damage to property and seriously injure or even kill people or animals. This can lead to significant trauma and expense, as some insurance policies may not cover tree damage if the tree already should have been removed.
As a lesser concern, dead trees can be an eyesore. They lower the “curb appeal” of your property, especially if you have enlisted the services of a professional landscaping company and upgraded other aspects of your outdoor landscape.
In short, it is a good idea to remove a tree if it is dead—especially if it can fall and damage your home, other property, or people. The first step, however, is making sure the tree is 100 percent dead. That’s where a Kingsport professional arborist can help. An arborist has special training and experience with a wide variety of different species of trees and can determine whether a tree is just sick or damaged, or if it is actually dead. Arborists also can determine whether a tree in jeopardy can be saved. Even a tree that may appear to be dead might be saved with relative ease.
If you do have a dead tree, removing it from your property needs to be a priority. There is no way to tell when a dead tree will fall. It could take years, or just a few days—especially if a strong storm blows through. Sometimes even healthy trees can fall during a storm. Taking action to remove a dead tree now will save you plenty of frustration and money at a later date.
Tree Removal in the Tri-Cities
If you do have a dead tree that needs to be removed, never attempt to do the job yourself. Tree removal is a complicated and potentially dangerous job that only should be attempted by professionals. The team at Promier Tree has training and access to special equipment to make tree removal as safe and convenient as possible for all of our customers. If you think you may have a dead tree on your property, don’t hesitate. Contact Promier Tree today at (423) 765-2626 to schedule an appointment with one of our arborists.
Promier Tree is here to serve residential and business customers in the areas of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport in Tennessee.