Winter may equal fewer commercial property maintenance tasks, but there are still several tasks to take care of when the weather turns frigid. Some of your most important wintertime projects involve tree removal and trimming. Here’s what makes both tree services so essential to not only to your property’s beautification but its safety.

4 Reasons to Schedule Tree Removal & Trimming in The Winter

1. Makes It Easier to Identify Damage

When trees lose their leaves, the resulting bare branches make it easy to evaluate the woody perennial’s health. Tree removal experts look at the overall structure for signs of damage, such as hollow or cracked trunks or dying, dead, or hanging branches. Any branches that easily fall off during winter storms get pruned unless the tree is so damaged that it requires complete removal. Both pruning and removal contribute to a safer commercial property because you don’t have to worry about injuries involving you, your employees, customers, or passersby. It also avoids property damage.

2. Reduces Stress to Promote Healthy Springtime Growth

Eliminating unwanted or dead and dying branches readies your trees for regrowth in the spring. Branch removal causes significantly less damage during winter dormancy, allowing trees to recover quickly before they expend energy for springtime blooms. Winter pruning also protects trees from pests, pathogens, and harmful spores. The towering perennials subsequently bloom faster and healthier, so you spend more of the warm weather season looking at beautiful greenery.

3. Avoids Spread of Disease

Winter tree removal and pruning not only protects trees from diseases, but it also stops them from spreading. Fire blight, Dutch elm disease, and oak wilt are among the many tree diseases prevalent in the spring and summer. Additionally, there’s hatching insects, fungal growth, and higher bacteria and parasite levels during warm weather, all of which can easily damage trees with open wounds. Winter tree services eliminate these dangers.

4. Keeps Your Yard Intact

Since the ground freezes in Alaska and other northern states in the winter, the equipment used to trim and remove trees inflicts far less damage on your commercial property. Like the towering perennials, the ground is dormant when it’s cold out and therefore, less susceptible to damage. Winter tree removal and pruning makes it easier to maintain a pristine property with plenty of curb appeal. 

 

Schedule tree removal and pruning with Alaska Hydro Ax to enjoy a safer, more attractive commercial property. The Anchorage-based excavation company has provided affordable tree services to business owners throughout the region for decades. Call (907) 243-6200 today for a free estimate, or visit the heavy equipment contractors online for more information on their services.