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Decline, pests and risk

Tree Health Assessment in Springfield, MO

If a tree is thinning, dropping limbs or leafing out late, an assessment tells you whether it can be saved.

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Request a Tree Service Estimate

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What do you need help with?
How soon do you need it?
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Tall hardwoods in fall color reaching toward overhead lines on an overcast day
Real job photo from work reviewed by Jonathen Green.

01What is checked

Canopy density, deadwood, bark damage, cavities, fungi at the base, soil compaction and root issues, and signs of pests or disease.

02Common stresses

Summer heat and drought, construction damage to roots, and storm wounds. Emerald ash borer has spread across much of Missouri; ash owners should ask about it.

Bracket fungus growing on a decaying tree trunk, a sign of internal rot
Bracket fungus growing on a decaying tree trunk, a sign of internal rot

03Next steps

Operator running a stump grinder over a cut stump

Pruning, mulching, watering, treatment or removal. Ask for a certified arborist for complex cases. See tree trimming and pruning.

Storm safety

Before the crew arrives

  • Stay clear of any tree touching power lines; call the utility first.
  • Keep people and pets away from hanging or cracked limbs.
  • Photograph damage for your insurer before cleanup.
  • ×Do not climb a damaged tree or use a ladder with a chainsaw.
  • ×Do not cut a tree under tension, such as a trunk pinned by another tree.
  • ×Do not pay in full before the work is done.

Tree care calendar

A year of Ozarks tree care

  1. JanDormant pruning
  2. FebDormant pruning
  3. MarInspect after storms
  4. AprStorm season
  5. MayStorm season
  6. JunWatch for drought stress
  7. JulWater young trees
  8. AugHeat stress checks
  9. SepPlan removals
  10. OctLeaf drop, check structure
  11. NovGood time to plant
  12. DecIce-load risk

How the work usually goes

Look, plan, cut, clean up

  1. 01

    Look

    The crew checks the tree, targets below, access and lines.

  2. 02

    Plan

    You get a written scope: what is cut, how, and what is hauled.

  3. 03

    Cut

    Climbing, lift or rigging work done in controlled sections.

  4. 04

    Clean up

    Brush chipped, wood hauled or stacked, yard raked.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can a dying tree recover?+

Sometimes, if the cause is fixed early.

What is an ISA certified arborist?+

An arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Worried about a tree?

Talk to a tree crew that works Springfield yards.

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Tell us what is going on

Talk to a tree crew that works Springfield yards.

  • Local Ozarks crews
  • Written scope
  • Reviewed guides

Request a Tree Service Estimate

3 quick steps
What do you need help with?
How soon do you need it?
Where should the tree crew reach you?

Goes to an independent local tree crew. No obligation.

Call (417) 555-0105