Tree Care in Tumalo, OR

If you're looking at the trees in your Tumalo yard, you're likely seeing the legacy of the late 1970s. Homes built around 1978 came with young trees, and now, nearly 50 years later, those plantings have matured into potential liabilities. The common choice back then was often the wrong tree for the wrong place, selected for fast growth over long-term health. You might have a silver maple with weak, brittle wood and aggressive surface roots, or a Bradford pear that is structurally guaranteed to split. These issues are compounded by our cool, dry climate with only 9.1 inches of annual rain and very high drought risk. Most tree problems I see here start at the roots, often from a lawn sprinkler system running daily. That shallow watering prevents trees from developing the deep root systems they need to survive our droughts and high winds.