Regular maintenance, designed to promote tree health and vigor, assures their value will continue to grow. Preventing a problem is much less costly and time consuming than curing one once it has developed. An effective maintenance regimen, including regular inspections and the necessary follow up care of mulching, fertilizing and pruning can detect problems and correct them before they become damaging or fatal. Tree inspection is a valuable tool to call attention to any change in a tree's health. Things to look for are the presence or lack of new leaves or buds, leaf size changes, twig growth change and crown die-back in the upper part of the tree.
Trees require certain nutrients to function and grow.
Urban landscape trees are often growing in soils that do not contain sufficient available nutrients for satisfactory growth and development. Sometimes in these situations it is necessary to fertilize to improve tree vigor. Although tree removal is a last resort, there are circumstances when it is necessary. Removal may be necessary when a tree is dead or dying, is causing an obstruction where pruning will not serve as a correction, or it is to be replaced by a more suitable specimen. Always consult a professional when making choices regarding your trees.