Tree Care in Farmingdale, NY

If you're looking at the mature trees in your Farmingdale yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of the 1960s building boom. Many of these trees are now 60 to 70 years old, and the choices made for quick growth and instant shade are showing their age. We commonly see large silver maples with weak, brittle wood and aggressive surface roots that threaten foundations and sidewalks. We also see the inevitable splitting of Bradford pear trees, which were planted for their spring blossoms but are structurally doomed to fail. The challenge is that internal decay or structural weakness can be hidden for years before a limb drops in a storm. We use simple tools like a mallet to sound the trunk, listening for the dull thud of rot versus the solid ring of healthy wood, because you can't judge a tree's health by its leaves alone.