Tree Care in Marshallton CDP (Chester County), PA

If you're looking at the trees in your Marshallton yard and wondering what to do, you're not alone. Most of the homes here were built in the early 1960s, which means the trees planted for instant shade are now mature and showing their age. We see a lot of silver maples and Bradford pears from that era. These were popular builder choices because they grow fast, but they have inherent weaknesses. Silver maple wood is brittle, and its roots can be aggressive. A Bradford pear is practically guaranteed to split at its weak, narrow branch unions after 15 to 20 years, and many in the neighborhood are now at that critical point. The challenge is that a tree can look fine on the outside while decay is active inside. We often find problems that started years before any visible symptoms appeared.