Just like other units in your home, trees have their enemies. Here are some of the things that can destroy your trees as given by tree services providers:

Wind

This is probably the most common cause of tree damage, especially during the stormy seasons. Strong winds often destroy the large trees. Due to the strong winds, the branches break or are damaged. In worst cases, the entire tree is uprooted putting you, your family, and property at risk. If you live in waterlogged areas, you are at more risk as the tree roots are often weak.

To avoid damage, you should undertake tree trimming when you are approaching the stormy season. If the trees are too large and you live in waterlogged areas, you should hire a tree removal company to remove the trees so that they don’t pose a danger to you and your family.

Heavy rain

While water is good for the healthy growth of the trees, too much of it is often harmful. Heavy rain is usually detrimental to trees growing in water-saturated soils. The excess water weakens the tree roots which causes some of the trees to get uprooted. Flooding has also been shown to affect the dormant trees starving the roots of oxygen resulting in the trees dying off.

Arborist service providers also observe that heavy rains wash the vital nutrients from the soil thus the trees are malnourished.

There is little you can do to protect the trees from the excessive rain. To protect yourself from the damage that might result from the tall trees falling, you should cut the tall trees before the raining season. If you live in waterlogged areas, consider moving to safer areas until the rain ceases.

Animal damage

During the drought and cold seasons when food is scarce, wild animals start eating the trees. The most common animals that feed on the trees are: rabbits, mice, and deer. The telltale signs that animals are consuming your trees are nibbling marks on the tree bark. When the animals feed on large portions of the bark, they damage the bark to the extent that the tree can’t feed itself; thus it ends up dying. In other cases, the tree is affected by infections that weaken it.

To protect the trees from the animal damage, you should wrap them with a cloth or durable plastic around the base. If you have the budget, arborist tree service providers recommend that you erect a fence around the tree.