Tree Care in Selden, NY

If you're looking at the trees in your Selden yard and feeling concerned, you're not alone. Most of the homes here were built in the late 1960s, which means the trees planted for instant shade are now 55 to 60 years old and entering a critical phase. We see the same pattern on property after property: a massive silver maple with roots lifting the driveway, or a Bradford pear that's starting to split at its weak, V-shaped crotches. These were the fast-growing choices of the era, and now their structural weaknesses are becoming liabilities. Our mixed-humid climate with 48 inches of rain and 24 annual storm events puts constant pressure on these mature trees. The real risk isn't just a single storm, but sustained wind from one direction followed by a sudden shift, which fatigues the wood and roots until something gives.