We are Benton City’s premier tree maintenance, tree removal, and tree trimming experts. We look forward to earning your business with every season that passes. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Here are some ways trees make our lives better:

Trees help us cool down and relax.

Looking at trees reduces blood pressure, helps patients recover, and increases productivity. Exposure to trees and nature reduces children’s stress. Drivers who can see trees and nature are less frustrated.

Trees keep us cooler
By casting shade and giving off moisture from its leaves, a big shade tree can reduce the surrounding temperature by 10 to 15 degrees. In cities, planting lots of trees can reduce the “heat island effect” caused by heat stored in paving and masonry buildings.

Trees make our streets quieter
They reduce noise by absorbing sound, especially at high frequencies. A band of trees and shrubs planted on a raised berm can reduce highway noise by 6 to 10 decibels.

Trees Lead To Safe Neighborhoods
In city areas with nearby trees and natural landscapes, there is less violence. Apartment complexes with many trees had 48 percent fewer crimes. On tree-lined streets, people drive slower, reducing accidents. Studies have shown that trees contribute to stronger ties among neighbors, a greater sense of safety, closer supervision of children in outdoor places, healthier patterns of children’s play, more use of neighborhood common spaces, fewer property crimes, and fewer violent crimes. Adolescents in urban communities may display less aggressive behavior if they live in neighborhoods with more greenery.

Trees Provide Beauty
Green in summer, golden in fall, lovely even in winter when their branches are outlined with snow, and glorious in spring, trees bring life to city streets and grandeur to suburban boulevards. Without trees, our neighborhoods would be stark and lifeless. Without trees, the horizon would be empty. Without the woods, where would the trail go?

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Top Tree LLC is your best choice for any tree trimming needs in Benton City. All of our technicians are highly trained and properly certified. We are happy to answer any questions you have now or in the future.

We are Burbank’s premier tree maintenance, tree removal, and tree trimming experts. We look forward to earning your business with every season that passes. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Here are some ways trees help our bottom line:

Trees Save Energy

They protect our homes from the sun in our homes so we use less electricity for air conditioning. That means fewer greenhouse gases need to be produced in generating power.

Lower Cooling Bills
Evergreens that block winter winds can save 3 percent on heating.

Trees increase a home’s value.
Homes in neighborhoods with mature trees sell for at least 10 percent more than in neighborhoods without trees. On average, each large front yard tree adds 1 percent to a home’s sales price. Large trees can add 10 percent to property value.

Trees are good for business.
Shoppers will travel farther to shop in tree-lined business districts and tend to spend more, according to research. In tree-lined commercial districts, shoppers report more frequent shopping, longer shopping trips, and willingness to spend 12 percent more for goods.

Trees pay us back.
The many things trees do for us have a great number of benefits. A single large tree produces benefits worth more than $2,500 over its 40-year lifespan. Each year, the more than 300 million trees in Washington State that provide services whose estimated total worth is $200 million by capturing air pollution, storing carbon, and reducing energy costs.

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Top Tree LLC is your best choice for any tree trimming needs in Burbank. All of our technicians are highly trained and properly certified. We are happy to answer any questions you have now or in the future.

We are Pasco’s premier tree maintenance, tree removal, and tree trimming experts. We look forward to earning your business with every season that passes. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Salt Damage
Salts used for deicing pavements can cause damage to trees and shrubs. Symptoms of salt damage appear in spring and early summer and include browning of evergreens, leaf scorch, branch die back, and dead areas in turf. Branches and twigs can be killed from aerial deposits, and roots can be damaged from salt remaining in the soil. Salt will leach through well-drained soils, but damage can be extensive in poorly drained soils. Choose salt-tolerant species for sites where salt stress may be a problem.

Damage By Animals
Mice and rabbits often damage young trees in the winter by feeding on the bark and girdling the trees. Damage occurs most commonly when there is prolonged, heavy snow cover, and food is scarce. Rabbits feed on the bark above the snow, while mice feed near the ground level. Mouse damage is usually more severe when the trees are surrounded by heavy grass, weed cover, or heavy mulch, so it is helpful to pull mulch away from trunks and branches. The most effective deterrent to girdling by mice or rabbits is to wrap the trunk and low branches of young trees with screen wire or hardware cloth from below the ground line to high enough above the possible snow line to prevent rabbits from reaching the trunk or branches. To help control mouse damage, maintain an area free of grass or weeds for a 1 to 2 foot radius around the base of the tree. Various chemicals are available to repel mice and rabbits, but are often not reliable in wet weather.

Minimizing Winter Injury

• Select hardy species and cultivars.
• Avoid late-summer fertilization or pruning, which might stimulate new growth.
• Water trees and shrubs, especially evergreens, during dry periods until the ground freezes.
• Use mulch to conserve soil moisture and insulate the roots from cold temperatures.
• Protect evergreens from wind and salt spray with burlap screens.
• Apply anti-desiccant to evergreens starting in late fall, following label instructions.

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Top Tree LLC is your best choice for any tree trimming needs in Pasco. All of our technicians are highly trained and properly certified. We are happy to answer any questions you have now or in the future.