Tree Care in Mansfield Center, MA

If you're looking at the trees in your Mansfield Center yard and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the homes here were built in the late 1950s, meaning the trees are now about 68 years old and entering a critical phase. Builders back then often planted fast-growing species like silver maple and Norway maple for quick shade. Silver maples have notoriously weak wood and aggressive surface roots that can damage foundations and walkways. Norway maples create dense shade that kills the grass underneath and outcompetes our native sugar maples and oaks. The problem is you often can't see the internal decay that starts years before a branch fails. A hollow sound when you tap the trunk with a mallet is a late sign of trouble.