Resident Tree Service Ltd.

Let’s start by talking about trimming trees near overhead electrical wires.

It’s tempting to try to trim your own trees and large shrubs. After all, you just need a ladder and a pruning saw, right? (Wrong, actually – there’s a lot more to it than that!)

It’s dangerous enough when a homeowner tries to DIY this kind of work. But when those trees or shrubs are near power lines, including the service line from the pole or street to the home, the risks increase exponentially.

Many homeowners who try to prune trees near overhead electrical wires underestimate the potential danger. Horrific accidents can happen when a homeowner uses long-handled cutting tools and/or metal ladders to trim backyard trees and shrubs. Too often, they don’t notice an energized overhead wire and end up hitting it with their pruning tools, resulting in injury or even death.

Resident Tree Service has a Certified Utility Arborist on staff and can both legally and trim trees within the power lines

I know we don’t want to hear it but fall is right around the corner. Contact us to get in your fall pruning or tree removal

Spring and fall are very busy seasons for an arborist. Trees that bloom on the current seasons growth are best pruned in the late fall or winter. Trees that bloom on last season's wood, such as fruit trees, are best pruned just after bloom.

Did all of these wind storms that happened this year make you nervous about the stability and structure of your tree? Take a look for cracks or large cankers on your tree. Check the ground around the base of your tree for cracks, showing that the root system may not be strong enough to hold up your tree.

Well spring has sprung, sort of. Make sure you call us for all you trimming and pruning needs prior to the sap starting to run. Have a tree that scared you during the winter and want it removed? We can do that too. Our Certified Utility Arborists have the technical skills and experience to take it down safely and efficiently.

Spring is just around the corner. Were there times when you didn't think that tree in your yard was as safe as it could be? Maybe your tree needs some scaling back to maintain a healthy appearance, or maybe your tree has met its life span and it's time to be removed. Call us and book your work before it gets busy.

We offer year round services. Removals that need to occur before the winter storms cause branches to break, or even tree trimming before the sap starts running. Call us today