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Holes in Trees: Hazards or Harmless?

Holes in Trees: Hazards or Harmless? Hazardous trees pose a danger to people and property. When storms or high winds hit, limbs – and often whole trees – fall to the ground, are holes in trees are they hazards or harmless? Many fatal accidents and millions of dollars in property damage can be averted if homeowners heed the warning signs of a hazardous tree. By not paying attention to your trees, you are potentially placing your property, even your life, in jeopardy. Tree defect clues Fortunately, one can often read […]

Why Is Tree Work So Expensive?

Why Is Tree Work So Expensive? Why is tree work so expensive? I just want that one tree taken out, and I was quoted a price equal to: There are many different facets of tree work that have a wide range of costs, but let’s start with the most common expense: tree removal. It can be difficult to understand why removing a tree can cost so much. To the homeowner, the whole process should be as simple as “just cutting it down.” But to a qualified tree company, the work […]

Plant Health Care and Trees

Plant Health Care and Trees Plant health care, also called PHC, offers a total health approach to landscape and plant health, Your arborist will monitor your property, watching for potential or actual problems in your landscape that might be best avoided or dealt with by implementing a PHC treatment program. Traditional landscape pest control programs rely on “cover sprays.” The selection of a cover spray is often based on the company’s knowledge of common pest problems and control measures in the service area. The cover-spray type, method, and timing are […]

Trees, Saws and Ladders Don’t Mix

Trees, Saws, and Ladders Don’t Mix In February 2016, a homeowner was seriously injured after falling from a ladder while trimming branches from a tree in Frederick, Oklahoma. The man was using a chainsaw to trim broken limbs from the trees around his home. One of the limbs he severed fell into his ladder, knocking it over and causing the man to fall 12 feet to the ground. The man was discovered by a neighbor, lying face down in the yard beneath the tree. The badly bent ladder and chainsaw […]

De-Icing Salt Can Harm Landscape Plants

De-Icing Salt Can Harm Landscape Plants Each winter, vast quantities of de-icing salt are applied to state and municipal roads to keep them safe for commuters, and salt is spread near houses to avoid pedestrian injuries. This is necessary for safety, but did you know excessive salt can cause widespread damage to trees and shrubs – possibly leading to permanent decline and even death? De-Icing Salt Can Harm Landscape Plants Salt can be absorbed by the leaves, stems, and buds of trees. Salt runoff washes from the pavement into the ground, […]

Three Reasons Homeowners Should Leave Tree Work to the Professionals

Reasons You Should Leave Tree Work to the Professionals

Reasons You Should Leave Tree Work to the Professionals For the “do-it-yourself” homeowner, outsourcing tree work may seem like an unnecessary expense. But in reality, the costs of tackling tree care on your own can run high – damaged property, hospital bills, and a ruined landscape aren’t cheap. Most homeowners simply don’t have the tools, knowledge, or experience necessary to attempt their own tree work safely. We hear many unfortunate stories each year of homeowners getting severely injured or killed while attempting this dangerous, and often misunderstood, work on their own. Here […]

Decay Can Cause Hazardous Defects in Trees Johnson-ops-tree-care

Decay in Trees

Decay Can Cause Hazardous Defects in Trees Tree failure is a major cause of residential property damage and the leading cause of power outages nationwide. There are many ways a tree can fail: an ice storm can overload all the branches on a tree, a hurricane or high wind can blow down a tree if its roots are compromised, or a cracked tree can fail under its own weight. Decay in Trees Cause Hazardous Defects in Trees. Homeowners who are worried about trees falling and damaging property should call a professional […]

Winter Stresses on Trees

Winter Stresses on Trees Heavy snow and ice, as well as frozen soil conditions, can damage cherished trees and shrubs in residential landscapes—even areas without major snowfall experience high winds and huge fluctuations in temperatures during winter. But homeowners can lessen the adverse effects of winter weather with preventive maintenance. What to do to reduce winter stresses on trees & shrubs: How to avoid damage to trees Branches of trees can break due to the excessive weight of ice or snow. Tree strength can be improved with proper pruning to […]

Home Inspections Outside the House

Home Inspections Outside the House Just picture buying a lovely new house and then, a few weeks later, having a big, old oak tree fall on your roof. Or consider finding out that removing an elderly poplar tree will cost $6,000 due to its deadly root rot. Wouldn’t it be preferable to be aware of the state of any significant trees on a property before the purchase and sale contract is signed? Home inspections outside the house are just as important as the inside. When homebuyers contemplate owning a home for […]

A Beautiful Snowy Day

A Beautiful Snowy Day You wake up to a beautiful snowy day, and it looks like it will keep snowing all day. Since you’re not particularly in the mood to bundle up and go outdoors, what should you do? Perhaps now is the right moment to begin that project you’ve been considering. Let’s construct the desk, table, or bar top you’ve been envisioning. Where do I begin? Let’s find a nice quality slab. At Johnson Ops Tree Care we offer a wide variety of Urban Kiln dried Slabs and Lumber, […]

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