Tree Care in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY

If you're looking at a large, mature tree on your Cornwall-on-Hudson property, you're likely looking at a decision someone made nearly a century ago. Many of the homes here were built in the late 1930s, and builders often chose trees for speed, not longevity. That's why we see so many silver maples, known for their aggressive surface roots that can damage foundations and sidewalks, and Norway maples, which crowd out our native sugar maples and red oaks. These trees are now 80-plus years old, and their structural weaknesses are becoming liabilities during our 15-plus annual storm events. The most dangerous wind pattern for these mature trees is sustained wind from one direction followed by a sudden shift, which fatigues weak branch unions until they fail.