How to Care for Your Damaged Trees

While the ripped tree limbs and piles of heavy branches make the streets look like Mother Nature’s war zone, the beauty of nature is that most trees will heal themselves.

“Most will recover and some trees will need to be removed,” said SavATree Certified arborist Brad Gurr from the company’s Buchanan office.

Most of the openings left by branches ripped off from the wind will close over on their own, but people with injured trees on their personal property should have them looked at by a professional.

Gurr said that if a tree is not pruned properly after injury it could be at greater risk for internal rot later on.

“Have someone look at any tree before you cut it down,” Gurr said, explaining that trees may look damaged but can still be saved.

He also advises anyone tempted to cut limbs dangling from a tree to call in an expert if those limbs are higher than six-feet.

“You could kill yourself if you fall,” he said.

For more information on trees, visit SavATree here.