Trees First When Fixing Up Your Yard
Bendix Cunnyngham • July 2, 2022

If you are planing on fixing up your yard think about the trees first chances are trimming or removing trees before doing other landscaping projects will save you money.

If you are getting ready to spruce up your yard talking with an arborist is a great first step. Trees take the most time to get established so why not give them first priority. You can grow a beautiful lawn in just one summer but a large shade tree can take decades.  So meet with an expert to help plan ware and what spices to plant or learn about taking care of the trees you already have.  They can provide helpful insights like proper irrigations techniques, and what materials at the base of trees can benefit or hind their health.


Another great reason to look at your trees first is if they require trimming or removal chances are the job can be done cheeper if you haven't just installed delicate landscaping bellow them. Arborist can employ many technics to protect assets located under around or in paths needed to access your trees while performing work on them, however with less things to avoid the job can be quicker, easier, and cost less. So before replanting a lawn installing a new flower bed or adding a shed to your yard check in with an arborist about any tree work that may need to be done. Scheduling it first could mean saving your self money.

A freshly thinned forest with plenty of space between trees, a clean forest floor and a blue sky.

Is Forest Thinning Is The Right Thing To Do?

By Bendix Cunnyngham • March 19, 2023
Having thinned forests for years I have found you are not always met by people who are happy with what your are doing. They see you cutting down trees and assume you are doing the forest harm for the sole benefit of humans, but thinning is not only necessary for the protection of homes from wildfire but also for the forest health as a hole. The current state of our forest are densely over grown compared to the forests make up 575 779 2688 years ago. Changes in human management practices and the quick suppression of small ground fires has drastically affected our forests. Pre colonial forests were often occupied during the summers as people spread our to hunt, farm or forage, they cut small timber that was easy to use for firewood or building, keeping the forest thinner. With industrialization it became easier process large trees to create firewood and building materials and the use of smaller wood became unprofitable. Without people harvesting these smaller trees the forest became more dense. When wildfire did occur in the less dense forests of the past it was more likely to stay as a small ground fire burning minimal acreage and few mature trees this kept the forest clean and fuels to a minimum. Forests and Fire We now see larger more devastating fires kill big swaths of forest, this can leave them susceptible to take over by invasive species when regrowth occurs. Non native species can over take native species after fires have completely wiped out all vegetation with no existing competition vigorous growing non native species can over take slower growing native ones. They also may have a lack of pests to control their populations unlike the native species giving them another advantage in the race to regrow after fire. This can leave local ecosystems permanently altered and affect the ability of native animals to survive under these new conditions. Through proper thinning we can help recreate the more fire resilient forest structure seen in the past and reduce the chances of large scale destructive fires and the subsequent loss of territory by native species.
A chain saw cutting into a tree branch, sawdust flying.

Cutting down your trees? Read this first.

By Bendix Cunnyngham • June 26, 2022
If you have trees that need to go you might think about doing it yourself but this option could cost you more in the long run. Cutting down a tree might look easy but thats probably because you saw a professional doing it. Safely cutting a tree takes planing and knowledge to execute well. Some one with experience can make a difficult task look simple but behind a few simple actions is years of hands on experience and training that allows them to quickly asses hazards, possible outcomes, and have the knowledge and tolls to overcome problems you may not even know exist. It can be tempting to want to do it your self and save some money but doing so can put your property and health at risk. Some countries in Europe have gone as far as making it illegal for homeowners to do their own tree work. So if you are looking to save money perhaps look els-ware and let experienced professionals handle your tree needs. If they do property damage insurance will cover it, if some one gets injured Workmans Comp will be there to help support them don't take the risk yourself.
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