Tree Care in Lambertville, NJ

If you're looking at the trees around your Lambertville home and feeling uneasy, there's a good reason. Many of the large trees in our neighborhoods are species that were chosen for quick growth when these houses were built, not for long-term stability. You'll see a lot of silver maples, known for their aggressive surface roots that can damage walkways and their weak wood that fails in storms. You'll also see Bradford pears, which are beautiful in spring but have a structural flaw that guarantees major branches will split apart after 15 to 20 years. The challenge is that a tree can look perfectly healthy on the outside while decay has been working inside the trunk for years. We use simple tools like a mallet to 'sound' the trunk; solid wood rings clear, while decayed wood sounds dull, giving us a critical clue about internal health long before you'd see a problem.