12Apr

April 12, 2021

Tree Care Tips: How to Keep Your Trees Healthy

Tree Care Tips

Trees are a great asset, not only to the plants and animals but also to the people that live around trees. You can have a great number of birds and squirrels, and you have the obvious aesthetic benefits that the tree can offer you. You can increase an estate’s value as well.

But did you know that trees need doctors like humans and animals do? Trees need care, especially if planted in areas that are not suitable for them, like urban residents. Other times they can fall sick or even be dead, and a layperson may not be able to recognise the signs in time to help the tree. This is why it is important to call a tree doctor even if you feel nothing is wrong. That way, they can tell you if something needs to be looked at, what to watch out for, and also about tree risk assessment. That way, you know exactly what is required for tree care, and your tree remains healthy and strong.

A tree doctor is an arborist who is a professional in the field of care for trees, plants, shrubs, etc. Professional arborists are of two types: consulting and certified.

Consulting arborists are those that specialise in the diagnosing of problems, recommendation of treatments, appraising trees and even suggestions as to where you can get tree service that is competent and efficient. Certified arborists, on the other hand, are actually equipped to offer you services to plant, prune, transplant, fertilise, monitor, and even treat for diseases, insects and even remove trees for you.

By hiring an arborist, you are taking part in good tree care for existing problems, in the prevention of future problems, and even get assessments. This way, you know if your tree can survive where it is planted, if the soil is good for it, if it is going to grow in a specific direction that can end in getting branches tangled in wires, or even if you need to remove or uproot the tree entirely. We suggest Treecotech to you for arboriculture services in Mumbai.

6Oct

October 6, 2020

When Does Your Tree Need Professional Care?

How much time do you spend with the trees on your premises can be clear if you can observe the health requirements of your trees? Besides air, water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil, trees need love and care from their owners to live healthily. Health check-up from professional plant health care services is further advantageous to maintain trees in a healthy condition. The urban tree experts vigilantly assess the current health condition of your trees and not only guide you with necessary measures required to improve the tree from any suffering but also do the needful treatment necessary for the tree. Sometimes the owner of trees is unsure whether his tree requires an appointment with certified arboriculture consultancy or not. Spending quality time with your trees enables you to point out even the slightest damage to your tree or any type of unhealthy signs that your tree is displaying which will help you to decide the right time to find a contact of certified arborist. Some of the signs of an unhealthy tree requiring professional care that you can easily observe are:

Leaves: The first sign of health issues in a tree are displayed by its leaves. Discoloured leaves, deformed leaves, leaves with spots and holes can be easily noticed even by a layman. Furthermore, if you observe that a tree is unusually losing its leaves, then it is time to take advice from an ISA Certified Arborist in Mumbai.

Branches: Leafless branches are one indication of an ill tree besides branches shaping too low. Additionally, if the tree branches are falling without any major reason like a storm or heavy winds then a tree company in Mumbai can help you.

Barks: Cracks in the bark indicate the need for tree risk assessment by a professional tree arborist in Mumbai.

Roots: Waterlogged roots certainly damage a tree. Mushrooms at the base of the tree immediately let you know that the tree is unwell.

Trunk: The trunk is another major indication of a tree’s health status. Swelling, cavities or holes, unusual softness, etc. indicate that the tree is in trouble.

When the above signs are observed in trees, it is wise to call an arborist in Mumbai because delaying the appointment with the arborist Mumbai can turn the situation worse for the tree as well as life and property around. A sick tree can infect other plantations in the near vicinity and a dying tree can cause damage to men and materials by falling. Prompt action must be taken under the guidance of tree health care services to save the tree wherever possible, else to save life and property around the tree by removing the dying tree.

July 18, 2019

Appropriate Way of Planting Trees

If the trees are not planted in the right kind of soil, it can have bad effects in later stages of that tree. This is why, it is important to first understand the kind of soil and also know how the roots function so that the plantation can be done accordingly. Below are some of the useful suggestions shared by experienced tree planning advisors:

What you must know about the roots:

Tree healthcare is a tricky thing and there is so much to learn about it. Starting with the roots is a great idea. If you expect the roots to grow nicely, then you need to make sure that they get enough amount of oxygen, water and also warmer temperature. For ensuring good levels of oxygen, they need to be present shallow in the ground. If they are too deep, they won’t get ample amount of oxygen. This will lead to slow decline of the tree. In fact, most of the tree declines are due to the bad soil quality.

Investigation of the health at the root level:

Generally, trees should be planted so that the flare can be at the level or above the surface of the soil. If you need to investigate the trees, you can do so by looking at the way the trunk is formed. If the trunk is coming straight up from the ground, then most probably it is a badly planted tree, may be because tree risk assessment wasn’t done properly.

Air supply:

You need to ensure that the oxygen supply to the roots is proper, else the tree won’t be able to survive properly. One way to fix the problem is to replant the tree. It can be taken out of deep soil and put at an appropriate height. Another option is to manually remove the excess soil using some basic tools. Tree planning advisors suggests that replanting can be done only with trees whose planting is couple of months old. If the trees are quite old and replanting is not an option, then excess soil can be removed using a process known as ‘root crown excavation’. In this process, compressed air is used so that the trees do not get injured. This method is quite successful for old plants.

If you need assistance for any services like replanting or tree risk assessment before planting the trees, then contacting a tree development consultancy is an ideal thing to do. You can even look for an arborist in India who can help you out with these things. They are helpful not just for planting trees in the first place, but they can also guide you on how to access the health of already existing trees. If you are concerned about survival and health of an existing tree, they can help you in saving the life of such a tree by monitoring the condition and providing alternatives in case there is something wrong with the factors mentioned above like oxygen levels.

7Jun

June 7, 2019

Why should we Have Lots of Trees in our Community?

Reasons Of Having Trees In Our Community

Having wide variety of trees in the neighborhood seems like a great idea, but why really? There are certain obvious advantages that can immediately come to the mind like improving the aesthetics of the place (by the use of creative tree pruning techniques), or improving the air quality of the place. But apart from these, there are lot many other benefits that the trees provide- on a broader as well as more detailed levels. Some of the reasons why we should have trees in Planning and Development are listed below:

Monetary benefits:

This might seem strange at the first thought, but that’s true! Those homes which have more trees in their backyard or those streets where the number of trees are more- sell for more money as compared to the homes where the presence of trees in considerably less. Homes located on tree-lined streets sells faster as well. The reasons for these could be just the mental effects of trees on humans, or could be that some people might just prefer to sit in the shade of the tree and save the cost of air conditioning.

This not only applies to homes, but even those businesses which have plenty of trees around them, flourish better since people tend to spend more time in such surroundings. This is why, the Tree planning consultancy services gives the advice of having more trees.

Environmental benefits:

We always knew that trees do absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen for us to breathe. But, it is great to know that they also absorb pollutants like nitrogen oxide, dust particles, ammonia, sulphur dioxide etc. They even protect us by absorbing the storm water and holding up the soil. They not only help us in living in a good habitat, but also serve as a home for birds, many varieties of insects and some animals as well. That provides us enough reasons to adopt safe tree retention and protection strategies.

Health benefits:

Apart from reducing the pollution, they also provide a cool shade for people to walk on the streets and protect themselves from the harmful UV rays. Presence of large number of trees creates a social space where children play, adults spent time talking and everyone improves there mental health. It can lead to reduction in blood pressure as well. It is also a well known fact that patients recover fast if they have access to a view with lots of trees and plants.

Social Benefits:

Trees in the backyard can give privacy to people, by blocking the views from unwanted surroundings. In a way, they also reduce noise pollution.

You can learn about more benefits by going through arboriculture training. The training will also help you to take care of the trees already existing in your locality. You can even get an arboriculture impact assessment done if you are considering the growth of trees in your area. Sharing this information in local community can lead to creation of nice neighborhoods!

6Jun

June 6, 2019

How is Urbanization Affecting the Health of the Trees?

In a city like Mumbai, construction and renovation is an ongoing activity. City wide, upgrades are always going on and new housing societies are always under construction. Making way for new housing societies is important to cater to the needs of growing population, all this has a major impact on the trees and greenery around the localities where construction is done. There is some obvious damage to the trees which cannot even be ignored. But there are lot of other things that can be done to avoid the damage and let the trees survive along with the urbanization. Trees in planning and development suffer the most in different ways:

Construction activities damage the health of the trees by giving them exposure to toxic substances. Some of the activities demands the trees to be removed altogether, for example building additions or installation of new structure like a pool. Creating the foundations of the buildings and even creating large pavements or broadening the roads have a direct and deteriorating effect on the trees. These activities should be tree survey compliant, but mostly, they are not.
The effect of all the construction and building activities can be seen visibly most of the times, but there is some internal damage as done. The soil gets affected internally which can cause slow decay of the trees. Some of the visible effects are damage to the bark which gets scraped, the branches gets broken due to presence of machinery on the site, the roots gets exposed because of digging activities and other issues like compaction. Tree decay detection is very important to do on the site of the construction and should be the responsibility of authority who is getting that construction done as well as a check my local Municipal board.
The exposed branches can catch the infections and insects which can be dangerously harmful for the trees. When the trees are partially broken or when their roots are weaker, then it will make them more susceptible to complete breakage in times of storms or heavy rains. They lose the ability to have a strong hold on the ground and can break easily. Some of the things can be predicted and avoided if the arboriculture impact assessment is done prior to getting the construction started. A willingness to save the tree can save a lot of them. Sometimes the effects are not seen immediately but they come up over time.

How can we avoid the damages?

The waste or construction material should never be piled on the roots.
Safe Tree Retention & Protection Strategies should be adopted, like putting a fence near the trees so that no vehicles gets close to them.
The digging should be done away from the roots. If this is not possible, then cutting that part of the root is better than leaving it injured and exposed.
Instead of letting the vehicles damage the trees, we can use the tree pruning techniques to make way for the vehicles.

Careful evaluation of the site and doing the assessment can save lot of trees, even in this urban world.

25May

May 25, 2019

Why and When You Should Prune the Trees

Causes of Tree Pruning in Winters

Pruning the trees is important part of the maintenance. If done properly and carefully, it can be a healthy thing for the trees as well. There are a plenty of tree pruning techniques and they should be used depending upon the kind of tree it is.

Generally, the pruning is done for following purposes:

Removing the deadwood from the way or from the tree itself.
Aesthetic purposes or giving a shape to the tree so that it can grow in a specific direction.
Removing the hazards which can be for humans as well as other trees/plants nearby
To initiate new growth
Sometimes, the trees needs pruning after the storm or very windy weather.
To action something found after tree decay detection.

When exactly the right time to prune the trees is independent on the conditions above. The purpose of pruning has to be determined first. If the purpose is just to remove the deadwood or little bit of tidy-up, then it can be done almost any time in any season.

Pruning in fall:

Pruning should be done during fall when ret-structuring is required. This is because during or just after the fall, the structure of the tree is clearly visible due to absence of the leaves. This is also called as dormant pruning. It’s affects can also be seen until the following year. When the trees are pruned at this time, for some kinds of trees, it results in much better growth. It requires Safe Climbing and Working in Trees.

Pruning in Winters:

Pruning in dead cold winters might not be a very good idea because the cut open area of the tree might dry out very soon. However, for some trees like the oak, pruning can be done if it has caught a disease like Oak Wilt. Any major pruning can be avoided in winters, specially is the tree is going through dryness itself.

Pruning in Spring:

Spring is the best season to prune the trees which bears the fruits. Even for other trees, it is a good time since at this time, the tree is in a mode to grow, recover and flourish. For some of the trees like Magnolia or redbud, it is better to wait for their blooms to drop before you prune them.

Pruning in summers:

Summer pruning is mostly meant to remove the deadwood and dried leaves which can catch fire if not cleaned. Too much heat can also cause dryness for the tree.

Apart from usual seasons, sometimes the trees needs pruning when there is a damage due to storm or construction. In such situations, the timing becomes secondary and the ‘need’ takes the priority. Knowledge of managing the tree is a must here. Arboriculture training can help you to identify the need for pruning at the right time, thus giving a healthy life to the trees. You can also go through the reports for pruning & removal applications to understand the process and its effects better.

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