Tree Care in Dodgingtown, CT

If you're looking at the trees around your Dodgingtown home and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the mature trees on properties here were planted when these neighborhoods were built in the 1950s. Builders often chose fast-growing species for quick shade and curb appeal, which means you're now living with the consequences of those 70-year-old decisions. You'll see a lot of silver maples, known for their aggressive surface roots that can damage foundations and their weak wood that shatters in storms. You'll also see the remnants of Bradford pear plantings, a tree genetically programmed to split apart after 15 to 20 years, which many of yours have already done or are about to do. The native trees that belong here, like your stately red oaks and sugar maples, are far better suited to our Fairfield County soils and the 16 storms we average each year, but they still need proper care as they enter their mature phase.