Tree Care in Saugus, MA

If you're looking at the trees in your Saugus yard and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the mature trees here were planted when these neighborhoods were built in the 1960s, and builders often chose species for speed, not longevity. You'll see a lot of silver maples, which grow fast but have weak wood and aggressive surface roots that can damage foundations and walkways. You'll also see Bradford pears, which are beautiful in spring but are structurally guaranteed to split at their weak branch unions after 15 to 20 years. These trees are now 60-plus years old and entering a high-risk phase. The problem is you can't see inside a tree from the outside. Internal decay can be advanced long before a cavity or fungus appears, which is why a professional assessment is critical.