Tree Care in Mount Rainier, MD

If you're looking at the trees around your Mount Rainier home and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the large trees in our neighborhoods are now 70-80 years old, reaching the end of their natural lifespan in an urban setting. The most common problems I see trace back to the original landscaping choices in the 1950s. Builders often planted fast-growing trees like silver maples and Norway maples for quick shade. Silver maples have notoriously weak wood and aggressive surface roots that can damage foundations, while Norway maples create dense shade that kills anything growing beneath them. These species were never meant to grow this large next to houses. When we get our typical 45 inches of rain, the clay soils become saturated, making these mature trees with compromised root systems a significant liability during our 23 annual storm events.