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May 2020 – The Right Way To Maintain Your Trees – Part 18

Do you need to find the best tree thinning service in the Tri Cities? We are it. However, if you’re looking to tackle the job yourself, we are happy to help by providing whatever information we can.

The City of Kennewick requires that all businesses be licensed. State law requires contractor registration with Washington State Construction Contractors Board. Registration guarantees that the arborist is bonded and insure, protecting you in case the contractor you hire damages your property or fails to finish the job.

Also, Never let yourself be rushed into a so-called bargain. Check with neighbors and friends for recommendations. Solicit estimates from multiple certified arborists. Two or more estimates are worth the extra effort, and many reputable companies provide estimates free-of-charge.

A good arborist will offer a wide range of services such as pruning, fertilizing, cabling/bracing, and pest control, recommend topping a tree, except under rare circumstances, will not be eager to remove a living tree. Removal is clearly a last resort, and will not use climbing spikes unless removing the tree.

If you’re looking to do all of your own tree thinning, we will be your biggest cheerleaders. If you ever need advice, a quick tip, or just have a quick question, please call us anyways. We will be happy to help and assist any way we can. If there is ever a job that gets to be a little too big, please give us a chance to earn your business. We are the best tree thinning service in the Tri Cities.

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May 2020 – The Right Way To Maintain Your Trees – Part 17

Do you need to find the best tree thinning service in the Tri Cities? We are it. However, if you’re looking to tackle the job yourself, we are happy to help by providing whatever information we can.

Tips for Hiring an Arborist

Hire a reputable arborist who is licensed, bonded, and insured. Ask family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers for recommendations, and look on the web and in the Yellow Pages under ‘Tree Service.

When you contact the company, find out if their arborists are certified through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). ISA certification demonstrates a willingness to keep current with the field of arboriculture. Some arborists are not certified but still, abide by the Tree Care Industry Association pruning standards. The City of Kennewick requires that all businesses be licensed.

If you’re looking to do all of your own tree thinning, we will be your biggest cheerleaders. If you ever need advice, a quick tip, or just have a quick question, please call us anyways. We will be happy to help and assist any way we can. If there is ever a job that gets to be a little too big, please give us a chance to earn your business. We are the best tree thinning service in Kennewick.

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May 2020 – The Right Way To Maintain Your Trees – Part 16

Do you need to find the best tree thinning service in the Tri Cities? We are it. However, if you’re looking to tackle the job yourself, we are happy to help by providing whatever information we can.

Don’t Top Trees!

Topping is the destructive and obsolete pruning practice of cutting back large branches to stubs, leaving wounds that invite decay and disease into the tree. Topping destroys a tree’s natural shape, beauty, and grace. Topped branches respond with a vigorous growth of weakly attached limbs that are more susceptible to breakage and storm damage and require more frequent maintenance than the original branches. 

Trees are usually topped by well-intended, misinformed people. Contrary to the many myths in its defense, topping is the worst thing you can do for the health of your tree. After a tree is topped, decay and sunscald damage and destroy once-healthy tissue, and the significantly reduced canopy cannot produce enough food to maintain healthy functioning. Disease and insect pests take advantage of the tree’s increased vulnerability and can weaken the whole tree down to the roots. Topping leads to immediate death in some species and a reduced life span in others.

If you’re looking to do all of your own tree thinning, we will be your biggest cheerleaders. If you ever need advice, a quick tip, or just have a quick question, please call us anyways. We will be happy to help and assist any way we can. If there is ever a job that gets to be a little too big, please give us a chance to earn your business. We are the best tree cutting service in the Tri Cities.

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