One day, not so long ago in Kansas City, it was very cold; winter was coming. And all the birds flew away to the warm south, to wait for the spring. The official first day of winter is December 21st, but you shouldn't wait until then to have your trees inspected for potential winter time risks! Remember last year? We had a few snowy/icy events that left people scrambling with tree damage. This year, we've received a lot of questions about trimming - or even - removing trees to prevent the potential risk.
Most specifically we were asked about the dead and heavily damaged ash trees, which, unfortunately, is most of them throughout the Kansas City Metro area. At the start of the summer, after we really started to realize the damage to ashes, one of the things that Kansascitians were really worried about was, are we going to start seeing the ash trees dropping limbs and breakage, especially with old man winter knocking at our Midwestern door!
With a proper risk assessment of not only your ash tree(s) but all of your trees, a professional can determine if your trees poses a potential threat to pedestrians or structures.
The best time to check out the health, vigor, and structure of the tree is during the winter when deciduous trees have shed their leaves. Plus, there's less pressure from tree pests and pathogens in the winter, which allows us to do our jobs better! Making winter in Kansas City the perfect time for tree risk inspection + pruning.
Once winter hits the Kansas City Metro area, and all the leaves have dropped it like it's hot ;) presents an excellent opportunity for us to inspect for anatomical and architectural defects, tree decay, and malformed unions — and work with you to prevent problems in the future.
So, in conclusion, the best way to prevent potential tree damage is by having an annual risk assessment performed by a professional. At Cartwright Tree Care, we provide these free of charge. Because we care about you and we care about your trees.
Give us a shout, Hilary or Natasha will answer the phone, take your information, and pass it along to one of our arbor consultants.
