The trees in your yard are beautiful to look at and provide you with shade during hot Florida summers. If you want to keep them healthy, it is important to periodically arrange for professional tree care. Fall is the ideal time for tree trimming, tree pruning and other forms of tree maintenance. If possible, we encourage you to start with tree maintenance while your trees are still young.

Professional Assistance to Care for Your Trees

Our customers often ask us to explain the benefits of trimming their trees. In a climate that is prone to severe weather like Clearwater, FL, you are less likely to sustain damage to your trees and property when your trees are well-groomed. This is especially true when your trees are in close proximity to driveways, walkways, power lines and other buildings. Regular tree trimming also prevents branches from reaching the roof of your home. This is important because tree branches on the roof can cause mold and other fungi to develop. If you have a problem with various critters gnawing on your trees, trimming off low branches can cut off their access.

Tree Care Tips You Can Perform on Your Own

Professional tree maintenance from Warner Tree Service is important, but it won’t do much good if you don’t take proper care of your trees the rest of the year. The following actions are important to ensure the overall health of your trees:

• Mulching: Mulch is a material that you place at the soil surface of your tree to maintain temperature and improve oxygen levels, soil structure and moisture content.
• Fertilizing: Applying fertilizer in the early spring and summer months helps to ensure optimum health.
• Pruning: If you have a fruit-bearing tree, regular pruning helps to ensure that it produces a high quality product.

Sometimes You Can’t Save a Tree

When storm damage is severe enough to leave only a small portion of a tree behind, the best course of action is to remove it. Our company offers stump grinding services to ensure that no roots from a dead tree remain in your yard. Dead tree stumps are attractive to termites and other insects, which is a problem that you don’t need. We dig six to 12 inches below the tree’s roots to make sure that every last piece of it is gone.

You may contact us for a free estimate on any tree care service during regular business hours. Warner Tree Service is a full-service tree company serving home and business owners near Clearwater, FL. Our normal hours of operation are 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. We are also available 24 hours a day for emergencies caused by storm damage.