Tree Restoration: As a result of impacts imposed on trees in
developed areas by the ever increasing human population, many trees are in
decline and lacking in vigor.
Before attempting restoration work on these trees, it is critical to identify
the cause or causes of the problem. In many cases, if the decline is caused by
natural events it cannot be remedied, but decline caused by human activity
often can be. This depends on severity of impact and length of time since the
action occurred which caused the decline. Whenever possible we need to remove
the cause, so as to eliminate or minimize ongoing decline.
Decline in a tree is a symptom of a problem; merely treating the symptom is
not effective unless the cause of the decline is also remedied. For example, if
a tree or a group of trees have an excessive amount of deadwood in the crowns,
the deadwood can be pruned out. However, if the deadwood is a result of soil
compaction which is impeding root function, branches in the crown will continue
to die. To prevent this, we would need to alleviate the soil compaction
problem, as well as pruning out the deadwood.
Restoration may be appropriate in cases where a tree has been damaged by
poor pruning practices such as "topping", or other drastic and inappropriate
actions frequently referred to as "pruning".
A Tree
Inspection would normally be conducted before Tree Restoration takes place.
This inspection should identify the problems which can be addressed by
restoration, and it should also identify any other, structural problems in the
tree, which may make any restoration work inadvisable.
The business office is located in
Northwestern Washington, near Seattle and can be reached by email at rosemary@olypen.com or jamescauston@tenforward.com,
or by phone at (360) 452-8733 or by fax at (360) 452-0836
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