Most trees do not need to come down. Here is how to tell.
Canopy & Cable Tree Care · Portland · the east side and inner suburbs
Of the ten things people ring us about, 3 are worth ringing about today and 3 are entirely normal. Run the checklist on your own tree first — you can do it in five minutes standing underneath it.
If somebody knocked on your door
After a windstorm, telling you your tree is about to come down: get a second opinion before signing anything. From us, or from anybody. That is how people lose healthy trees and four thousand dollars in the same afternoon.
The three worth ringing about
Tick as you go. Nothing is submitted and nothing is scored — the list is for you.
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New is the word that matters. A tree that has leaned for thirty years is a tree that leans. Fresh cracked soil and exposed roots on the far side is a root plate moving, and that is the one to ring about today.
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Particularly where two stems join. A crack you can put a coin into, running down from a union, is a failure in progress.
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Shelf-like growths on the trunk or root flare mean decay inside. The tree may stand for years, but the decay does not reverse and it should be looked at.
Moss is the most common reason people ring.
It grows on healthy trees, dead trees, and fence posts. The answer is always that it is fine, and it is on this page so that answer costs you nothing.
Twenty minutes on a young tree saves a thousand dollars later.
Formative pruning on a five-year-old tree decides whether it grows a single strong stem or two competing ones that will need cabling in 2050. Almost nobody does it and it is the cheapest thing on our price list.