Services
Tree care for trees on old Savannah lots
Each job starts with a walk around the tree and a written plan. This is what the work covers.
Pruning for structure and clearance
Cuts that follow the tree's own branching, made to lighten a limb, clear a roof or open a view.
Dead wood and crossing limbs removed
Weight taken off long limbs by reduction, not topping
Clearance over roofs, walks and wires
Assessments and written reports
The walk, the findings and a report you can hand to a contractor, a neighbor or the next owner.
Crown, trunk, roots and soil checked
What to do first and what can wait
Photos with each finding marked
Plant health care
Care for the ground the tree grows in, and a plan for a pest or disease once we know what it is.
Mulch rings set back from the trunk
Watering plans for dry spells
Soil loosening where foot traffic has packed it
Cabling and bracing
Hardware that shares the load of a heavy limb or a split union, checked each time we are on site.
Only on trees worth keeping
Inspected on every later visit
Replaced when it wears
Protection during building work
A root-zone plan for the people digging, paving and hauling around your tree.
Fencing set at the edge of the root zone
Written rules for contractors
A check once the work is done
Removal, when it comes to that
When a tree can't be kept, we take it down in sections, by hand where trucks can't reach.
City approval checked first
Roped down in pieces over roofs and walls
Stump work arranged on request
Through the year
Tree care by season in Savannah
The calendar on a coastal lot follows the weather more than the date. These are the usual windows.
December to February
The quiet season. Most structural pruning is done while the crown is easiest to read.
Structural pruning and deadwood removal
Cabling inspections
Assessments before spring renovations
March to May
Growth starts. A good time to look at what winter and building work changed.
Root-zone checks before projects begin
Mulch pulled back from trunks
Soil loosening and watering plans
June to August
Hurricane season is open, and the heat stresses trees.
A storm-season look at limbs over roofs
Watering plans for dry weeks
Crew starts early on hot days
September to November
The peak of hurricane season, then the clean-up after it.
Broken limbs and hangers taken out
Re-checks of cabled trees
Planning for the winter pruning window
Questions
About the work itself
Do you remove trees?
Yes, when a tree can't be kept. We would rather prune, cable or protect, and the written report says why we recommend removal when we do.
My crape myrtles get cut back to stumps every winter. Should you do that?
No. Cutting a crape myrtle to stubs doesn't help it bloom and leaves weak, whippy growth. We thin it to its natural shape instead.
Can you save a leaning tree?
Sometimes. A tree that has leaned for years is often fine. A tree that has started to lean, or has lifted soil, needs a look soon. The report tells you which one you have.
Do you grind stumps?
We can arrange it. Tell us when you book so the estimate includes it and the report notes what is buried nearby.
Start with a walk around the tree
Send a photo, or tell us where it is. We call to set a time.