Tree Care in Uniondale, NY

If you're looking at the trees in your Uniondale yard and feeling uneasy, you're not imagining things. Many of the mature trees here were planted when these neighborhoods were built in the 1950s, and builders often chose species for fast growth, not long-term stability. You'll see a lot of silver maples, which grow quickly but have weak wood and aggressive surface roots that can damage walkways. You'll also see Bradford pears, which are beautiful for about 15 years before their poor branch structure almost guarantees they'll split apart in a storm. The challenge is that a tree can look fine from the outside while having serious decay inside. We use simple tools like a mallet to tap the trunk, listening for the dull thud of rot versus the solid ring of healthy wood, because those internal problems often show no external symptoms for years.