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23 July 2023
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4 min read
Tree Kings emergency arborists have been kept extremely busy clearing trees off houses, cars and access ways.
During this time we noticed a trend. Over 90% of our call outs were to dead trees and dead branches most of which would have been easily identified as dead even by someone without any arboricultural knowledge.
There are a couple of reasons why dead trees blow over easier. As you can see from the above reasons of why trees die the majority of the causes affect the roots. The roots not only collect the nutrients but help anchor the tree into the ground. If the tree dies the roots die with it and the anchor system is extremely compromised.
There are a couple of reasons why dead trees blow over easier. As you can see from the above reasons of why trees die the majority of the causes affect the roots. The roots not only collect the nutrients but help anchor the tree into the ground. If the tree dies the roots die with it and the anchor system is extremely compromised.
Generally stormy weather also brings rain. Excessive rain saturates the ground weakening the base the anchor roots have to attach too. Some soils drain better than others the same as some species handle wet ground better than others. Excessively wet ground combined with a weakened root system caused by a dead tree is a dangerous combination.
The longer you leave your dead trees the more dangerous they become and the more dangerous and sometimes costly they become for us to deal with. We recommend contacting one of our Auckland arborists if you notice a tree in decline as quite often through pruning, mulching or other techniques we may be able to save the tree.
If this is not possible we recommend all dead or dying trees to be removed within 1 year of the first signs of decline. Do not worry though if you have had dead trees standing for years as Tree Kings arborists have the skills to deal to these safely and efficiently.
After calling in one of our certified arborists to deal with the tree on your property you will be left with a stump. Sometimes this stump can include all the root ball that has been pulled up from the ground. The only way to efficiently deal with this is to get Tree Kings stump removal team in to grind this away for you. Check out our blog on stump removal here.
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