Three Ways Trimming Your Trees Can Protect Your Home

Trimming your trees is a great way to keep your trees healthy and keep them looking good, but this process has a variety of other benefits as well. It keeps your home safe from physical and pest damage and also helps you spot signs of disease and infestation before they have a chance to progress too far.

Stop Branches from Falling

Branches can fall for a variety of reasons, from the tree removing branches if it has too many, to branches simply getting too heavy. They can also start to fall if they have died or have been weakened by a pest infestation.

No matter the reason, falling branches can pose a serious risk to personal safety and to your home, especially once larger branches start to fall. Having your trees trimmed ensures that branches that may start to fall later on will be safely taken care of by professionals instead. A benefit to having your trees professionally trimmed is that experts will know how and when your trees need trimming. This can vary depending on the climate and time of year. Keeping your tree healthy will reduce the likelihood of branches suddenly falling off.

Prevent Pest Bridges

When trees near your house start to grow very large, their branches can brush against your walls and roof. Apart from potentially causing physical damage to your walls, windows, and valuable roofing material, this can also give pests a new way to get inside. By using your tree branches as a bridge, everything from insects to rodents can avoid pest control treatments and get in via your roof and attic.

Once your trees start getting large enough that they're brushing up against your house, having them trimmed prevents both physical damages to your house and ensures that pests can't sneak inside. This is especially important since many pests who might use trees to gain access to your home may be wood-boring insects, which can easily cause serious damage if not caught early.

Spot Signs of Trouble Early

Trees experiencing diseases, weaknesses, pest infestations, and other problems usually exhibit subtle symptoms that aren't always easy to spot unless you're looking for them. Having your trees trimmed on a regular schedule ensures that they'll get regular thorough inspections, which can make all the difference. Many pests and diseases that affect your trees start with individual branches, so if these are caught early enough and the affected areas are removed, your trees can be saved where they might otherwise die.

While your trees are being taken care of, ask your specialist what kinds of warning signs you should look out for. Many are similar across species, but others can be more species-specific, and this can help you keep an eye out for signs of trouble between trimmings.

Contact a local tree trimming service to learn more.

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