Preventing Problems
Reducing damage from storms with preventive action.
Damage to trees from storms can be minimized by designing and implementing a tree management plan. Unfortunately, most folks are unaware that designing and executing a plan can help prevent problems.
Prevention Strategies for New Plantings
- Design the site appropriately
- Select the right tree for the right place
- Choose good quality nursery stock
- Plant trees appropriately
- Preventively prune
- Develop and execute a preventive maintenance plan including the procedures below.
Prevention Strategies for Existing Trees
General Procedures
- Root collar examination
- Root depth determination
- Rooting space evaluation
- Lower trunk assessment
- Middle and upper trunk assessment
- Canopy and branches
- Preventive pruning
- Do not cut roots on existing trees
