Tree Care in South Eliot, ME

If you're looking at the trees in your South Eliot yard and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the homes here were built in the early 1970s, which means the landscaping is now over 50 years old. The fast-growing trees builders favored for quick shade, like silver maple and Norway maple, are entering a high-risk phase. Their weak wood and aggressive root systems are now mature, posing real threats to your home's foundation, driveway, and roof during our coastal storms. We also see a lot of the beautiful but doomed Bradford pear, which is structurally guaranteed to split apart as it ages. The good news is your property also likely has valuable native specimens, like sugar maple and red oak, that are worth protecting and appraising.