Storm Damage Aftercare

Once the troubles of getting rid of the debris finish for you, it’s potentially only the beginning of troubles for your tree.

Trees have been evolving to cope with storm damage for hundreds of millions of years. They have amazing mechanisms in place that allow them to recover, despite losing significant parts of the crowns. That being said, trees haven’t evolved to coexist with humans.

Tree First offers storm damage aftercare to get ensure two things: 

1. To get the tree(s) into the best position to begin regenerating its crown

2. As the tree is regenerating its crown, it grows such that it is as low risk as possible for people and property beneath the tree

This type of aftercare takes place over a long period of time. Every tree, every species, every scenario a tree is in is unique. It is not possible for a one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to storm damage aftercare. For instance, if an American Elm has a large crown failure in a summer storm, its aftercare will include immediate fungicide injections to reduce the possibility of a Dutch Elm Disease infection. This is definitely not the procedure though if that tree were a Silver Maple instead.

Putting the tree in the best position to succeed while being safe for people and property will require attention to both the soil around the tree as well as the tree’s crown. The chart below shows a broad outline what to expect from storm damage aftercare.