Tree Trimming

Reasons You Should Never Trim Your Trees Yourself

Power Lines

Trees and tree branches can often be close to power lines. Trimmed branches can fall onto power lines severing them. Trimming and pruning equipment can often make contact with power lines leading to electrocution of the individual holding the tool. These situations can have serious consequences. A severed power line can cut off electricity to your home and neighborhood. Power lines also pose a deadly threat of electrocution both to the individual trimming the tree as well as any bi-standers on the ground below. The professionals at Russ’s Tree Service know how to safely work around electrical lines. We have the skill and experience along with the best equipment in the industry to safely trim branches around power lines.

Risk of Falling

Every year hundreds of people fall out of trees or off of ladders while attempting to trim their own trees. This can be and has proven to be deadly. Do-It-Yourselfers will fail to secure the ladder properly, fail to secure themselves properly with a safety line and harness and/or place their full weight on a weakened dead branch. There have even been incidents where people have sawed off the very branch they were standing on for support. Do not put yourself at risk of serious injury or death from a fall. Russ’s Tree Service has the experience and equipment to trim your trees safely and at a reasonable cost.

Risk of Injury from Dangerous Tools

Ladders Fail, chainsaw blades break, and saws can kick back at you. The tools required for tree trimming in the hands of an inexperienced individual can be deadly. There have been many incidents of serious cuts, tears, and amputations due to these tree trimming tools. They have also contributed to falls out of trees from very high heights and resulted in heavy braches falling onto structures and people leading to serious damages and injuries. Experienced tree trimmers work with these tools everyday and know how to handle them safely. You can trust the professionals to do a good and safe job trimming your trees.

Falling Branches and Debris

When a branch is trimmed from a tree, gravity takes over and the branch falls to earth. Falling branches do not always take the path to the ground that you would expect. There are other branches that can interfere with their drop to the ground, the branch does not always come off the tree to cleanly, and sometimes the branch can be bent and under tension that is released when it is cut. As a result of these factors and many more, tree branches can fall in unexpected ways. This puts structures, like your home, vehicles, and even people at risk of serious damage and injury. Falling Branches can also contact other branches breaking those branches off and causing them to fall as well. This can lead to disastrous consequences for you and your tree. Russ’s Tree Service uses a very clean and safe method to take out trouble branches without the risk to structures, vehicles, and people. We have been working in hard to reach places for many years and have the knowledge and equipment needed to do it right.

Damages to the Tree

Improperly trimmed trees leads to significant damages to your trees and can even cause them to die-off over time. Tree trimming is not only done for aesthetics. It is also done to remove dead branches, branches infested with insects, and branches that may contain a tree killing disease. Cutting too much of the branch, too close to the trunk can injure the tree. Cutting too little, too far from the trunk of the tree can cause the tree to waste valuable nutrients while also allowing insect infestation and disease to continue to spread to other parts of the tree. There is more to trimming a tree than most homeowners think. It is both an art and a science. The professional ASI Certified Arborists at Russ’s Tree Service can accurately trim you trees for both curb appeal and healthful function.