Tree Care in Wilmette, IL

If you're looking at the trees in your Wilmette yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of a decision made 60 or 70 years ago. When these neighborhoods were built, builders often planted fast-growing species like silver maple for quick shade and curb appeal. Today, those same trees are mature and showing their weaknesses. Silver maples have brittle wood and aggressive surface roots, while the once-popular green ash is now a target for the emerald ash borer. You can't see inside a tree from the outside, and the hollow sound you hear when you tap the trunk with a mallet means internal decay started years ago. We also see a lot of Siberian elm, a tree prone to storm damage in our 72-storm-a-year climate. The good news is your property likely has some resilient natives too, like the stately bur oak or a sugar maple.