Tree Care in Greensboro, VT

If you're looking at a large, mature tree on your Greensboro property, there's a good chance it was planted when your house was built, around the late 1930s. That means you're likely living with legacy choices made for instant shade, not long-term health. We see a lot of silver maples from that era. They grew fast to fill in new lots, but their weak wood and aggressive surface roots are now causing problems for driveways and foundations. You might also have a Norway maple, which was popular but crowds out our native sugar maples and beeches. The key thing to know is that a tree can look perfectly healthy from the outside while having serious decay inside. We use simple tools like a mallet to sound the trunk; solid wood rings clear, while rotten wood sounds dull. This internal check is critical for trees approaching 90 years old in our climate.