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How to Best Care for Your Trees in Springtime

  • By Hills' Tree Service
  • 27 Apr, 2021

Tips from Our Tree Company

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It's spring and the trees are growing full of leaves again! This is one of the times of year that many homeowners give their properties a thorough once-over and perform any routine maintenance. This year, make sure to include tree care on your to-do list. Hill's Tree Service offers the following tips for giving the trees in your yard the proper attention to help set them up for a healthy and beautiful spring!

Inspect

The first step is to inspect your tree for overall health, looking for things like any diseased bark, dead wood, lesions on leaves, frostbite, etc. If you come across damaged branches, prune them away. Depending on the severity and extent of the tree trimming to be done, you may want to call in a professional tree service company. Hill's Tree Service is proud to serve homeowners throughout the Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Timberlake, Mebane, Roxboro, and Wake Forest, NC areas.

Water

For your trees to successfully grow, they need sufficient water. You ideally want the watering to take place deep underground to encourage roots to grow there rather than on the surface. Check for moist but not wet soil about 4 to 6 inches under the ground. If you have an irrigation system, be sure to review that everything is functioning properly with it as well.

Mulch

Mulch should be used around the base of trees to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds. Remove weeds, ivy, and other competing plant life before mulching. Spring is the perfect time of year to do this because the dirt is still soft. Leave a few inches of space around the trunk, then spread out a diameter of 1 to 2 feet of 3 to 5 inch-thick mulch on the earth around each tree. You do not want to heap the mulch around the trunk like an ant hill.

To learn more about the perfect springtime tree care routine, feel free to contact the team here at Hill's Tree Service. Our tree company is more than happy to help!
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Follow these tips from Hill's Tree Service to keep your trees healthy and beautiful all throughout the spring and summer!
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After a tree removal a property owner is left with the pesky tree stump. Tree stumps are not only displeasing to look at while they decay but they also provide problems when mowing the grass or even worse: critter infestations. Insects such as carpenter ants, beetles and termites love decaying tree stumps. Certain types of fungi also thrive on rotting wood which can be harmful to the surrounding plants or humans. Stump grinding is an effective solution for property owners who want to enhance the appearance and function of their landscape. After a stump has been ground up, the leftover wood chips make a nice mulch that can be used elsewhere in your garden.

Professional tree services make stump removal quick and easy! By hiring a tree company, you can request tree removal and stump grinding services for an affordable price throughout Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Timberlake, Wake Forest, Roxboro, and Mebane, NC. The process of grinding down a stump involves leaving the stump's roots intact and grinding the stump down to the desired level, either to ground level or even deeper. The entire process can take between 15 minutes and upward of two hours, depending on the size of the stump. 

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There are many benefits of growing trees on your property, however when they are not properly maintained, numerous problems can occur. The most important reason everyone can appreciate a well-trimmed tree is an accident free environment. Loose branches can cause major damage especially when the wind picks up. These accidents are dangerous and can cost property owners thousands. Don't let your home, car, or nearby electrical wires fall victim to tree accidents that are easily preventable with a simple trim.

Decaying tree limbs are not only unpleasing to look at, but also create homes for unwanted pests and critters. They will spread to other parts of your property and cause damage to different types of wood, other plants, and may pose health risks to the residents. Tree trimming is a proactive way to tackle these problems.

Lastly, tree trimming is good for the overall longevity of a tree’s health. Cutting back at certain times of the year can result in beautiful bursts of new growth in the future. It can also strengthen the roots especially if your tree has been recently planted. Hill’s Tree Service can trim your trees at the right time so you can enjoy all the benefits.  

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