Tree Care in Provincetown, MA

If you're looking at the trees around your Provincetown home and feeling concerned, you're not alone. Many of the issues we see here, from cracked sidewalks to sudden branch drop, started decades ago when builders planted fast-growing trees for quick shade. Species like the silver maple, with its aggressive surface roots, and the Bradford pear, which is practically guaranteed to split apart after 15-20 years, are common culprits from that era. The challenge is that a tree can look perfectly healthy from the outside while decay is hollowing it out from within. We use simple tools like a mallet to 'sound' the trunk; solid wood rings clear, while decayed wood sounds dull. This helps us understand the hidden condition of your mature trees, many of which are now 70-80 years old and reaching a critical point in their lifespan.