Tree Care in Beaux Arts Village, WA

Beaux Arts Village, your trees are a product of their time. Most of the homes here were built around 1955, and the landscaping choices made then are showing their age. You'll see mature silver maples, prized for their fast growth, that now have weak, brittle wood and surface roots that can damage walkways. Ornamental trees like the Bradford pear, planted for their spring blossoms, are likely reaching the 15-20 year mark where their poor branch structure makes them prone to splitting. The challenge is that internal decay or root problems can be active for years before you see a dead branch or leaning trunk. We use simple tools like a mallet to sound the trunk, listening for the dull thud of rot versus the solid ring of healthy wood, to assess what's happening inside.