Dead trees have their uses in nature. They’re often home to birds and other animals, and when they fall, they add nutrients to the forest floor. However, they need to be taken down first thing on your property during a spring yard cleanup.
The reasons why you need to remove a dead tree before any other spring yard work is done are simple. Dead trees can stand for years, but on the other hand, they can topple over at any time. If they’re in the wrong place, it means they can land on your house or garage, your neighbor’s house or vehicle, or take down electrical wires. They can also land on unsuspecting living beings. Besides this, there are other reasons to deal with dead trees first.
Pests and Diseases
Another reason to remove dead trees from your property includes pests and diseases. It’s quite possible that the disease or pest that killed the tree can jump to another tree and kill it as well. Indeed, a disease or pest might even jump from the dead tree and infect a tree, shrub, or other plant that’s not even of the same species. Even if pests and diseases don’t kill the other plants in your yard, they can weaken them and make them succumb to other problems. Pests and diseases can also stunt the growth of your trees and plants, destroying their natural beauty.
Dead Trees Are Ugly
Even if a tree is too small or too far away to pose a threat to persons or property, a dead tree is simply ugly. It reduces the value of your property even if everything else is attractive to a potential buyer. Even if the buyer wants to purchase your property, they won’t want the expense of taking out a dead tree or trees on top of everything else they’ll need to pay for.
A Dead Tree Can Shed Its Branches
Even if a dead tree takes decades before it topples over, its branches can still break off. Some large, old trees have heavy branches that can do serious damage to whatever they fall on. Indeed, our professional arborists dissuade our customers from planting trees whose heavy limbs routinely fall even when they’re alive and perfectly healthy.
Don’t Take Down a Dead Tree Yourself
Unless the tree is quite small, don’t take down a tree yourself. Leave tree removal to the professionals. Taking down a large, dead tree is dangerous and requires special skills and equipment.
Contact Us to Remove Dead Trees From Your Property
Having a dead tree or trees removed from your property makes the rest of your outdoor spring cleaning easier and safer. For more information about tree removal services, get in touch with the professional arborists at Triangle Tree Pros in Raleigh, North Carolina today.
