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Tree Safety: A Guide

A Guide To Tree Safety

– Tree Surroundings

– Recognising Diseases

– Accurate Tree Surgery

Tree safety? Yes, tree safety. Growing up, we are educated on how trees benefit us by providing us with oxygen, additionally to the reasons why cutting down trees in mass, also known as deforestation, is such a bad thing. So why is tree safety an actual thing? As we know, trees are all living, breathing organisms, meaning that they must be looked after to survive. If they are not cared for, then they will not survive. Like with humans, trees can also contract diseases, which can potentially affect the life quality of a tree and cause it to die, or decay. For this reason, trees need to be protected

Tree safety does not just include the tree itself, but also its surroundings. Ultimately, the surroundings of trees are going to be what is affected if a tree was to become damaged. So tree surroundings are all a part of tree safety. This could include many factors that could affect the health of the tree or the risks that are placed on the property, such as falling branches. In this blog, we give a guide on all aspects of tree safety to ensure that both property and trees are protected from all risks.

Avoid Construction Surrounding Trees

Trees survive on photosynthesis, which relies on sunlight and water to survive. Building property surrounding trees can deprive trees of rainwater and sunlight, which can then lead to not only the tree appearing dull aesthetically, but also becoming dry, which could then lead to the tree falling. Dead trees hold a higher risk of branches falling, which could lead to property damage if it is that close to the tree that it is blocking water and sunlight. Not only this, it could lead to injury if branches were to fall on people. Unless you have plans to remove a tree for construction, then it is important that there is space for the tree to receive sufficient sunlight and water to survive.

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Ensure Accurate Tree Surgery

Tree surgery will be required on most trees in residential areas at least one point in its lifespan due to risks associated with disease or parts growing out towards property, however, it is incredibly important for the tree surgery that takes place is done with complete accuracy, leaving no wounds on the tree, or keeping wounds at a minimum. Wounds can be highly problematic for trees. This is due to wounds potentially exposing trees to deadly diseases, which could even cause the tree to die, meaning risks are much higher.

One of the most obvious risks from poor tree surgery is branches or trunks becoming weak and vulnerable to breaking, which can be highly dangerous as it could cause injury, death, or extreme damage to surrounding property. For this reason, never allow anyone without experience to perform any type of tree surgery as the risk may be far too high. For the protection of your property and people who use the property, ensure that you always use a qualified tree surgeon for any type of try surgery work.

Recognise Tree Diseases

Tree diseases can be just as deadly to trees as they can be with humans, so it is important to identify diseases when they are apparent and get the resolved to prevent the tree from potentially dying due to the disease. It is actually much simpler to detect diseases in trees than you would think. For example, a common tree disease is one that is called ‘Tar Spot’, which can cause black spots to appear on leaves. Another common tree disease is ‘Dutch Elm Disease’, which can cause trees to curl at the branches, yellow, and wilt.

These diseases can be resolved with specialist tree surgery services. One of the most effective ways of removing disease from trees is tree pruning. So what is tree pruning? Tree pruning is an intensive and targeted process to remove parts of the tree that are evidently diseased without causing too much wounding to the tree, which could expose it to more disease or cause the tree to die or fall. This process is not a simple process and like with other tree surgery, must be implemented by experienced professionals in the industry.

Tree Surgeon Cardiff

We’ve said it enough, but it is essential that all tree surgery work is carried out by experts in the industry to avoid all risk. The moral of the story is, professional tree surgeons can ensure all aspects of tree surgery without you having to take any risks. Tree squadron is specialist tree surgeons in Cardiff, who can deliver all aspects of tree surgery safely, avoiding all risks. With a strong worth ethic, our experts can identify your issues or the service you require and deliver it quickly and successfully. For superior tree services in Cardiff such as tree pruning, call the Tree Squadron.

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