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Tree Removal Due To Storm Damage

If you have a fallen tree, or suspect that your tree has been damaged by lightning or a storm, it is a good idea to call a certified tree surgeon. Because of the many objects and live power lines that may be underneath or around a tree it is dangerous for untrained people to attempt to approach them. The tree surgeons are skilled in clearing out any tree damage.

Dealing With Storm Damaged Trees

Though they’re often seen as being solid and permanent, trees can certainly become vulnerable in extreme weather such as strong winds & storms. Powerful storms and extreme winds have been known to annihilate trees and tear even the healthiest & sturdiest trees out of the soil, sending them plunging to the ground, or onto buildings, power lines, vehicles and neighbours’ gardens.

How many times shortly after strong winds have you heard of dislodged branches & storm-damaged trees damaging property or blocking the road. In addition to the inconvenience and danger it also will result in costly repair work.

The most difficult option following a windstorm isn’t specifically how to remove the trees that have definitely fallen down, that’s fairly straightforward. The harder choice is if any of the trees left upright can be saved.

Some trees that have been partially damaged in the windstorm might pose a potential future risk and may have to be chopped down and removed to prevent putting people & property at risk in several months or years ahead.

Other trees may be conserved by being pruned back, with their worst affected parts being ‘cut off’ much like how an operating surgeon will remove a gangrenous leg. Some other might require to get staked down with guy wires or supported with various other supports until they can re-develop the root structure they need to have to stand on their own.

If a storm has caused trees to fall on buildings, our tree specialists can be trusted to remove the damaged trees safely, quickly and efficiently to allow the building and construction companies easy access to the building to begin maintenance and repairs on the damaged structures and power lines.

Various Types Of Storm Damage

Each one of these types of damage results in a distinct prognosis for the trees’ potential survival, but forming a prognosis is a task best left to a fully qualified arborist. An unqualified amateur is much more liable to disregard a small detail that may differentiate one decision from another, such as seeing the splinters from a crown twist but failing to see the slight lean that reveals that the roots also failed.

There are essentially 6 forms of storm damage that a tree can not normally sustain:

• Blowovers – these are where the full tree comes down.
• Stem Failures – this is where the trunk of the tree breaks above the soil, leading to the trees crown to fall or to angle violently even though the lower part continues to be standing normally.
• Root Failures – is where the roots of the tree snap under the soil, leading to the tree leaning or swinging considerably.
• Branch Failures – is where several branches of the tree detach.
• Crown Twists – is where the trunk of the tree rotates sufficient to splinter, but stays up. This happens most frequently on trees with extremely unbalanced crowns. The full crown effectively ends up being a weather vane in a windstorm, twisting to follow the wind flow in a way that the trunk can’t.
• Lightening Strikes – When lightening strikes the tree gets burned and electrocuted, but stays up, for now. Lightening strikes have a number of additional effects such as massive water loss and opening a large amount of surface area up to pests and vermin, so a tree hit by lightening is typically at a much higher risk to fall even though it got through the initial windstorm.

If you are searching for residential or commercial tree removal in Harmondsworth or the surrounding areas then please give us a call

Preserving Storm Damaged Trees

Our tree experts will not only clear away fallen trees correctly and with no more damage to property, but they will in addition be able to give practical suggestions on just how to save or preserve existing trees that are still left standing, although they might have been harmed in the windstorm. Our very professional staff can review the situation on your residential or commercial property and advise you which trees have endured a lot of damage that they would die whether or not they were properly raised and replanted.

Emergency Tree Removal Call Out Service

If you find yourself needing a local 24-Hour emergency tree surgeon then our specialist tree surgeons will definitely get on site at the very first possibility to examine the scenario and advise you of all remedial strategies provided.

If our experts can not immediately clear away the tree, we will at least restore a reasonable level of accessibility and come again at the very first possibility to perform a complete and safe removal of the fallen tree. Our emergency tree removal services are also applicable for any accidents such as traffic collisions. We will additionally examine the surrounding trees for any hidden damages and dismantle and remove the damaged tree if needed.

Tree Removal Service Harmondsworth

Even on the ground, tree surgery needs experience & technical skill, it’s a lot more complex than just taking a chainsaw to a tree. Without having relevant equipment, experience and competence, you should not have a go at tree surgery. If the tree fell due to damages, there may be additional real dangers of other falling branches. Certainly never compromise your personal basic safety to remove a fallen branch, contact your local Harmondsworth tree surgeon professionals.
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If you are searching for residential or commercial tree removal in Harmondsworth or the surrounding areas then please give us a call