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Tree Removal Due To Storm Damage

We recommend that you contact a professional tree surgeon to help you with any fallen trees or trees damaged from storms or lightening. 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 are highly skilled and have the experience to properly remove any tree damage.

Handling Trees Damaged In A Storm

Despite the fact they’re typically considered as being really durable and permanent, trees can easily become defenceless in adverse weather conditions like strong winds & storms. Intense storms and very high winds have been known to wipe out trees and tear even the sturdiest and healthiest trees out of the ground, sending them toppling to the earth, or onto buildings, power lines, vehicles and neighbours’ gardens.

How many times shortly after a storm have you heard of dislodged branches & storm-damaged trees blocking the road or damaging property. Aside from the danger and inconvenience it also will result in costly renovations.

The hardest decision after a windstorm is not specifically how to get rid of the trees that have definitely fallen down, that’s pretty much straightforward. The more difficult decision is whether some of the trees left upright can be saved.

Some trees that have been partially harmed in the storm can pose a future threat and may have to be cut down and disposed of to prevent putting people & property in danger in several months or even years ahead.

Some other trees maybe preserved by being pruned back, with their most affected sections being ‘cut off’ much like how an operating surgeon would take off a gangrenous leg. Others may need to be staked down with guy ropes or held up with additional supports until they are able to re-develop the root structure they need to have to stand on their own.

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

Various Kinds Of Storm Damage

All of these kinds of damage results in a distinct outlook for the trees’ long term survival, however forming a diagnosis is a job best entrusted to a fully certified arborist. An unqualified amateur is far more likely to disregard a small detail that may separate one verdict from another, like observing the splinters from a crown twist but failing to see the slight lean which indicates that the roots also snapped.

There are basically 6 sorts of storm damage which a tree can’t usually stand up to:

• Blowovers – these are where the whole tree is uprooted.
• Stem Failures – this is where the trunk of the tree splits above the earth, resulting in the trees crown to fall or sag violently whilst the lower section stays standing normally.
• Root Failures – is where the root systems of the tree snap under the earth, leading to the tree bending or swaying significantly.
• Branch Failures – is where one or more limbs of the tree break off.
• Crown Twists – is where the trunk of the tree turns sufficient to splinter, but stays standing. This takes place most typically on trees with extremely disproportionate crowns. The whole crown essentially ends up being a weathervane in a windstorm, twisting to follow the wind in a way that the trunk is unable to.
• Lightening Strikes – When lightening strikes the tree gets burned and electrocuted, but stays standing, for now. Lightening hits have a lot of secondary 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 very much increased risk to fall despite the fact that it endured the original storm.

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

Preserving Storm Damaged Trees

Our tree experts will not only dispose of upended trees correctly and without additional damages to property, but will also have the ability to give you functional advice on how to save or preserve existing trees that are still left standing, even though they might have been damaged in the storm. Our highly qualified crew can evaluate the scenario on your residential or commercial property and explain to you which trees have endured enough damages that they would die regardless of whether they were properly raised and replanted.

Emergency Tree Removal Call Out Services

If you find your self in need of a local 24 Hour emergency tree surgeon then our expert tree surgeons will be on site at the earliest possibility to examine the situation and advise you of all the remedial approaches available.

If our team can’t fully remove the tree, we will at least restore a reasonable level of accessibility and revisit at the earliest possibility to perform a complete and safe removal of the fallen tree. Our emergency tree removal services are even appropriate for any accidents such as traffic collisions. We will additionally check the surrounding trees for any concealed injury and dismantle and remove the damaged tree if required.

Tree Removal Service Elswick

Even on the floor, tree surgery demands experience and technical skill, it’s a lot more involved than simply taking a chainsaw to a tree. With no applicable experience, equipment and competence, you should never try tree surgery. If the tree fell due to damages, there can be further risks of some other falling limbs. By no means risk your personal safety to remove a fallen branch, get in touch with your local Elswick tree surgeon professionals.
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If you are searching for residential or commercial tree felling in Elswick or the surrounding areas then please give us a call