Healthy mature trees can add value to your property. They help cool your home in the summer, break the cold winds to lower your heating bills in the winter and provide food and shelter for wildlife. But falling trees or branches from unhealthy trees can cost thousands of dollars in property damage and cause tragic injuries to anyone in the wrong place and the wrong time.

Inspect Your Trees

It’s a good idea to inspect your trees personally after every season change, and especially after a big storm or heavy rain. Look your trees up and down and take notice of changes in foliage, branches, roots and bark.
Is the tree leaning? Is the leaning more severely than it was a week or month ago? Is there
cracked or heavy soil on the opposite side of the lean?
Can you see any large dead branches?
Is the tree’s leaf cover thin? Are there areas of brown leaves, or are some sections dropping their leaves much earlier than the rest?
Are there areas where there are no leaves at all?
Mushrooms, conks and carpenter ants at the base of the tree. These are signs of decay and rot and must be addresses as soon as possible.

If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions you should call a Certified Arborist for an evaluation. Coffman Tree Service (732-970-0901) provides professional care for the trees, landscape and green spaces of your home, business and community.