As we winterize our homes and vehicles for potentially severe snow and ice storms, many of us overlook the importance of tree care.

Overgrown trees that are not trimmed may be struggling under their own weight and on the verge of losing limbs in moderate to high wind storms. When the extra weight of snow and ice from severe New Jersey winter storms is added to these overgrown woods it is not surprising that they fail and fall.

The danger, of course, is that overgrown trees can fall on power lines and cause outages or fires, or fall into your home and cause damage to property or personal injury. They can also block your driveway and prevent you from leaving your home, or block emergency vehicles from approaching.

Here’s how to prepare your landscape for winter

Walk your property and observe the trees and branches that could potentially fall, or sag from extra weight, and come into contact with any of the following:

1. Power lines
2. Cable lines (they are high voltage)
3. Chimney exhaust (sparks and heat)
4. Structures
5. Driveways and access roads
6. Other trees

If you observe any trees, tree limbs, or sections of trees that look diseased or dead and that could potentially cause problems if they sagged under heavy weight, call a tree care company before the major winter storms hit. If you wait, and the trees fail, you will need emergency tree removal immediately after the storm hits.

Because the demand for emergency tree removal is so high after a winter storm you could end up paying higher prices or not be able to find a tree care company able to respond promptly.

By taking a proactive steps to winterize your yard before there is a problem you’ll save money, potentially avoid property damage. Best of all, you wont lose sleep wonder if “that old tree” is going to make it through another winter.

Denny Wiggers Landscaping & Gardens offers preventative tree care, tree care service, and tree trimming as well as same-day emergency tree removal services.

Denny Wiggers Gardens & Landscaping
387 Paramus Rd
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: (201) 444-0155
DennyWiggersGardenScapes.com

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