January 2019: Dangers of Topping Your Trees: Part 3 – Disease and Insects

If you top your tree, it will be susceptible to insects and disease. Your tree will have multiple exposures that are large and small. If your tree has been topped, you will want to be on guard for a wide range of bugs and disease.

Commercial Treatments
There is a whole wide list of chemical treatments to keep insects away from your trees. You may have fruit or citrus trees. You may have trees and shrubs and want to buy only a couple different types of repellent. If you want to go this route, you can go to any home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes and find what you need.

DIY Treatments
There are a bunch of organic and DIY ways to treat your trees for insects and disease. You can find these methods on any website on the Internet. Some of these methods work and some don’t. The best way to identify which ways work and which ways don’t is to do as much research and read as many reviews as you can.

In Conclusion
Here at Top Tree LLC, we strive to be the best at what we do. In order to do that, we ensure that our practices are consistent with optimal tree care, our arborists are properly trained, and our customer service is top notch. If you are searching for a superior tree service company in Tri-Cities, we would like to earn your business.

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