Tree Care in Kings Park, NY

If you're looking at a mature tree in your Kings Park yard, there's a good chance it was planted when your house was built in the late 1960s. That means many of your sugar maples and red oaks are now about 59 years old and entering a critical phase. The most common problems I see here don't start with pests, but with the original planting choices. Builders often used fast-growing species like silver maple and Norway maple for quick shade, but these trees have weak wood and aggressive surface roots that are now causing sidewalk damage and storm vulnerability. Your native white oaks and American beeches are far better suited to our Suffolk County soils and 48 inches of annual rain, but they still need proper care at this age.