Tree Care Consultations

What Is Tree Health Care?

The objective of tree health care is to proactively maintain or improve a trees appearance, vitality, and, safety. It's a holistic approach that uses the most cost-effective and environmentally sensitive practices and treatments and works toward long-term solutions.

Why Is Tree Health Care Important?

Many of the trees that make your landscape beautiful and add property value are subject to environmental stresses, such as insects, diseases, and environmental conditions that compromise their ability to thrive. Many of our landscape plants are not native to this part of the world, plus they're frequently exposed to imported insects and diseases. Most significantly, they're exposed to "Human Factors" that create stress, including construction, grade change, soil compaction, mechanical injury, over- or under-watering, road salt, air pollution, and more. In order for plants to thrive and survive, these issues must be addressed.

How Tree Health Care Works

Tree health care involves routine monitoring for early detection, preventive treatments, and a quality working relationship between the arborist and the property owner to ensure your landscape is healthy every season. We work with you to design a program based on your goals and the specifics of your property. This isn't a "one size fits all" approach. We share with you the best knowledge from our certified arborists, based on the latest research, so that together we can find solutions that prevent and treat problems while protecting people and the environment. A regular THC program with Victoria Tree Masters will keep your trees healthy and beautiful for the long term.

Call us today to schedule a complimentary consultation with a certified arborist.

Scheduled A Tree Inspection

We recommend an annual tree inspection of all trees on your property each year or two, you probably visit your doctor for a check-up to make sure everything’s ok and to discuss any health concerns you may have. It’s the same with trees, a tree inspection allows us to identify any change in the tree’s health before the problem becomes too serious. By having regular inspections of mature trees (at least once a year), you can prevent or reduce the severity of future disease, insect, and environmental problems.

What Happens During a Tree Inspection?

During a tree inspection, our arborists look at many things to evaluate the vigor and health of a tree, including the four points below.

Is the tree producing new leaves or buds, and what do they look like?

A reduction in the extension of shoots (new growing parts), such as buds or new leaves, is a fairly reliable cue that the tree’s health has recently changed. To evaluate this, our arborists compare the growth of the shoots over the past three years to see whether there’s a reduction in the tree’s typical growth pattern. Obviously, we can’t do this unless the tree has had regular check-ups.

How do the leaves’ size and shape look? Does twig growth seem normal?

Anything out of the ordinary, such as spotted, deformed, discolored or dead leaves and twigs, can be signs of disease or insect problems that should either be treated or closely monitored.

Are there any signs of crown dieback (gradual death of the upper part of the tree)?

Further signs of poor tree health are trunk decay, crown dieback, or both. These symptoms often indicate problems that began several years before. Loose bark or deformed growths, such as trunk conks (mushrooms), are common signs of stem decay.

Any abnormalities found during a tree inspection are noted and our arborists will closely watch the tree(s) over time to determine if and when action should be taken. If any problems are found that need immediate action, our Certified Arborists will recommend treatments that are tailored specifically to the issues your trees are experiencing.

Tree Health Services

Treatment of Insects & Diseases

Insect pests and diseases can have a devastating effect on your landscape's appearance and health. If left unchecked, a disease or insect infestation may claim the life of your shrubs and trees. Fortunately, there are applications available to combat the attack of an insect pest or disease. An accurate diagnosis is the most important step toward curing the issue. In addition to helping with your current landscape issues, our certified arborists are able to prescribe preventative treatments that will help safeguard your landscape from future problems.

Disease & Infestation Prevention

Sometimes established plants were planted in the wrong place or the variety planted is naturally susceptible to a specific disease or insect pest. In these circumstances, we also have the ability to implement preventive treatments for these trees and shrubs.

Whenever possible we like to use integrated pest management to keep threshold levels of insect and disease down.

Root Treatments

There is a reason for that old saying “Getting to the root of the problem.” Most of our trees' roots have been mistreated and neglected. We have a number of techniques we utilize to revive plants roots. When your trees, shrubs and landscape plants have healthy roots they are disease resistant and more aesthetically pleasing. Whether it’s a simple fertilization or a detailed soil analysis, we’ll get to the root of the problem!

Why Use Our Certified Arborist's?

A Certified Arborist is someone who has gained extensive training, experience, and a high level of knowledge in the art and science of arboriculture. These professionals must also go through a comprehensive examination that will enable them to become Certified Arborist if they pass. Now get this. All Certified Arborists must continue to master their craft long after they receive their certification. This is so they can be constantly up-to-date with the latest technologies and techniques in the field of arboriculture if they wish to remain certified professionals. Therefore, if you’re thinking about hiring a tree pro to take care of and maintain your trees, Victoria Tree Masters Arborist's are the way to go. Anyone with a chainsaw can chop up tree branches and limbs and call it pruning. It’s the knowledge and expertise in the proper way of pruning, trimming, and removing trees or stumps that really makes a difference.

Call us today for all your tree needs.