subject: Tree Information [print this page] There are many things that can go wrong with trees because they are living things that can die, get sick, grow into power lines or simply get too big. When these things happen most people will simply not know what to do about them.
Even if they do know what to do, most property owners simply won't have the experience or the tools to deal with the problem. Unless a home regularly gathers firewood they probably don't own a chainsaw. Persons who may have some back ground cutting wood in the forest may know nothing about felling oaks or conifers in a residential area.
How do you bring a poplar down without damaging the house or the power lines or blocking the street? A person who saws down a tree that falls on something and causes damage will be liable for that damage. The same goes for limbs that fall and cause any sort of destruction.
Professional Tree Services
The best way to deal with a sick or dead pine or maple on your property is to call a tree service. This is a company with a staff of experienced professionals who have the tools and expertise needed to trim or remove problem pines and willows.
The pros can cut down a large elm without having it fall on the power lines or your neighbor's house. They can also cut off limbs without harming anything on the ground.
Best of all a person doesn't have to risk their life, their property and their neighbor's property to deal with a problem poplar. The service can do the job for them.
How to Locate a Service
There are many excellent tree services out there some of which operate online sites. You should be able to locate a service to handle any problem on your property by running an online search.
Some companies will even come out in emergency situations, for example when a poplar is downed by a storm. This means that a person get a fallen trunk off their property quickly without risking their own life.
