Tree Care

Trees provide many benefits to our community, including shade, beauty, cleaner air, reduced noise and glare, privacy, wind protection, and increased property values. Proper tree selection, planting and care can help trees remain healthy and beautiful for years to come.

Choose the Right Tree for the Right Place

Healthy trees start with selecting the right tree for the location. Consider the role you want the tree to serve in your landscape, such as providing shade, privacy or a windbreak, as well as the amount of space the tree will need as it grows.

Choosing a tree that is appropriate for the site can help reduce future maintenance needs and give the tree the space and conditions it needs to thrive.

Selecting & Planting a Tree

Knowing what to look for when selecting a tree at a nursery can give your tree the best possible chance to survive and grow. Look for healthy trees that are appropriate for the location where they will be planted.

Careful planting is equally important. Understanding a tree’s space, soil, water and sunlight needs can help establish a healthy root system and support long-term growth.

Give Young Trees a Healthy Start

What you do during the first few years of a tree’s life can affect its shape, strength and even its life span. After selecting the right tree and carefully planting it, proper early pruning is one of the most important things you can do for a young tree.

Early care can help develop a strong tree structure, reduce future maintenance needs and contribute to a safer, healthier and more attractive tree as it matures.

Avoid Topping Trees

Tree topping is the practice of cutting large branches or the upper portion of a tree back to stubs. Trees are sometimes topped because they have grown too large for their location, interfere with views or conflict with utility lines.