Tree Care in South Farmingdale, NY

If you're looking at the trees in your South Farmingdale yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of the 1950s building boom. Many of the original plantings were chosen for speed, not longevity. That's why you'll see so many mature silver maples and Bradford pears here. A silver maple grows fast and provides shade quickly, but its weak wood and aggressive surface roots often lead to storm damage and cracked driveways. A Bradford pear looks beautiful for about 15 years, but its narrow branch angles are structurally guaranteed to split, usually during one of our 9 or so annual storm events. The challenge is that internal decay can be hidden for years before a limb fails. We use tools like sounding with a mallet to listen for the hollow thud of rot inside a trunk that looks solid from the outside, helping us catch problems you can't see.