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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. Untrained individuals should not attempt to deal with a fallen tree as there are many objects that could be trapped underneath or around the tree, as well as any live power lines. Tree surgeons have years of experience and can safely remove any storm damaged trees.

Managing Storm Damaged Trees

Even though they are typically considered as being solid and eternal, trees can end up being vulnerable in extreme weather such as strong winds and storms. Fierce storms and very high winds have been seen to wipe out trees and uplift even the healthiest and sturdiest trees out of the soil, sending them smashing to the earth, or onto vehicles, buildings, neighbours’ gardens and power lines.

How many times shortly after a storm have you heard about storm-damaged trees & dislodged branches blocking the road or damaging property. In addition to the danger & inconvenience it also may result in expensive repair work.

The most difficult decision after a storm isn’t specifically how to dispose of the trees that have definitely fallen down, that’s pretty much simple. The tougher choice is if some of the trees remaining standing can be saved.

Some trees that have been partly affected in the storm may well pose a possible future risk and may have to be cut down and disposed of to prevent putting property and people at risk in months or years ahead.

Other trees may be conserved by being pruned back, with their most cracked parts being ‘amputated’ exactly like how a surgeon would take off a gangrenous leg. Some other will need to be staked with guy wires or supported with other supports up until they are able to re-develop the root system they need to stand on their own.

If a windstorm has caused trees to land on buildings, our tree professionals can be trusted to take away the damaged trees quickly, efficiently and safely to allow the building teams access to the building to start repair work on the damaged structures and power lines.

Different Types Of Storm Damage

Every one of these sorts of problem leads to a distinct diagnosis for the trees’ long term survival, but making a diagnosis is a job best left to a fully qualified arborist. An unqualified amateur is much more liable to miss a small detail that may differentiate one verdict from another, like noticing the splinters from a crown twist but missing the slight lean that indicates that the roots also snapped.

There are essentially 6 kinds of storm damage that a tree can not typically endure:

• Blowovers – this is where the complete tree is uprooted.
• Stem Failures – this is where the trunk of the tree breaks above the ground, leading to the crown to come down or to angle violently while the lower part remains standing normally.
• Root Failures – is when the root systems of the tree crack under the ground, leading to the tree pitching or swinging noticeably.
• Limb Failures – is where several limbs of the tree break off.
• Crown Twists – is when the trunk of the tree turns sufficient to splinter, but stays standing. This takes place most frequently on trees with very unbalanced crowns. The complete crown basically ends up being a weather vane in a storm, twisting to follow the wind in a way that the trunk can’t.
• Lightening Hits – When lightening strikes the tree gets burned and electrocuted, but stays standing, at the moment. Lightening strikes have a many additional effects such as massive water loss and opening a large amount of surface area up to pests and vermin, so a lightening-hit tree is always at a much increased danger to drop even if it got through the initial storm.

If you are searching for commercial or residential tree felling in Highgate Wood or the surrounding areas then please give us a call

Maintaining Storm Damaged Trees

Our tree experts will not only remove upended trees safely and with no additional damage to property, but will also have the ability to give you practical guidance on how to save or preserve existing trees that are still standing, although they may well have been damaged in the storm. Our very qualified crew can assess the scenario on your property and explain to you which trees have gotten more than enough damage that they’d die regardless of whether they were properly raised and replanted.

24-Hour Emergency Tree Removal Call Out Services

If you find your self requiring a local 24 Hour emergency tree surgeon then our professional tree surgeons will definitely get on site at the earliest opportunity to assess the scenario and inform you of all the remedial methods available.

If our experts can not immediately remove the tree, we will at the very least restore a practical level of accessibility and revisit at the earliest opportunity to undertake a safe & complete clearing of the fallen tree. Our emergency tree removal services are also appropriate for any incidents such as vehicle accidents. We are able to also inspect the surrounding trees for any unknown damages and dismantle and remove the damaged tree if needed.

Tree Removal Service Highgate Wood

Even on the ground, tree surgery demands experience and technical skill, it is a lot more complex than simply taking a chainsaw to a tree. Without any relevant equipment, experience and competence, you should not attempt tree surgery. If the tree fell due to damages, there may be additional risks of some other failing limbs. Certainly never compromise your personal basic safety to remove a fallen limb, contact your local Highgate Wood tree surgeon professionals.
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If you are searching for commercial or residential tree felling in Highgate Wood or the surrounding areas then please give us a call