4 Reasons to Consider a Dead Wooding Service

Admin • April 2, 2020
Tree — Nashville, TN — Kaily's Tree Service
Tree services that advertise dead wooding offer a service that helps to preserve healthy trees through the removal of upper limbs and branches that pose a risk. The service addresses the dead limbs that could otherwise fall from the canopy and cause damage below. Using the service can often help to prevent a lot of problems for the tree owner. Discover four reasons why you should try dead wooding.

1. Protect Human Life

The most important reason people should consider the removal of dead branches is to protect the humans on their property. A falling limb could severely injure or kill anyone below when it drops. Dead and damaged limbs can fall without warning and do not need rain or wind to bring them down.

2. Avoid Power Outages

Trees continue to cause problems for utility companies because of their tendency to take down power lines when the trees themselves or their branches fail. A home or business owner who neglects a damaged tree could cause themselves and their neighbors to be in the dark.
The repair could become more costly if the broken limb damages the remainder of the tree and makes it a fall risk. The utility service may need to keep the power off so a safe removal of the rest of the tree can take place. The removal could cause everyone nearby to remain without power until a tree service can arrive and complete the removal.

3. Prevent Insurance Claims

Falling branches can cause property damage and personal injuries that often lead to insurance claims against the policy of the property owner. Tree branches can fall on homes, decks, and vehicles and cause extensive damage. People who visit the property for work or pleasure could also become injured.
The property owner may need to pay a deductible for the claim, or their insurance rates may increase after someone makes a claim. The insurance company may hesitate to cover damages if the accident was from a lack of tree maintenance.
If the branch had obvious damage and was not repaired, the insurer may believe the tree was not maintained and refuse to cover the damages or agree to only cover a fraction of the damages.

4. Protect the Tree

Some tree limb damage occurs because of diseases or pests. Limb removal can make diagnosing the problem easier and enable people to preserve their tree. An annual inspection by a tree service could boost the chance of an early diagnosis as not all diseases and other issues show obvious signs. 
A fungus, for example, can enter a tree through the roots, so you have no visible damage to the exterior of the tree. Over time, the fungus produces enzymes to make the wood decay. The fungus feeds off the nutrients in the damaged wood. As the fungus spreads and continuously destroys the wood to make its food, the tree branches will weaken and die.
An inspection by a tree service could help to identify the problem before the damage becomes widespread and the tree becomes a total loss.

Healthy trees can have damaged limbs from storms or other events. A large limb that falls unexpectedly could break many healthy limbs beneath it as it falls. Extensive damage that affects the balance of the tree, as well as its appearance, could result as the limb strips the lower branches from the tree. 
Dead wooding preserves trees, homes, and yards with the careful removal of dead and damaged branches. Expert removal prevents any unnecessary limb loss and ensures that all diseased branches receive proper treatment so the disease does not spread. At Kaily's Tree Service, dead wooding is one of our many services. Contact us to learn more.

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