During times of heavy snow, your trees might become damaged. The weight of heavy snow could cause limbs to break or the tree to fall. How you care for storm-damaged trees and shrubs could affect their future health.

You can’t do much to help the damaged trees until the snow melts. If the limbs are bent but not broken, there is a good chance they will recover without special care.

When the snow has melted, check the damage. If you see that half or more of a tree’s limbs are damaged …. broken, you should consider having the tree removed since there won’t be much hope for recovery. However, if only small limbs and branches are damaged, the tree will likely make a full recovery.

We have a lot of tall pines in our area. If the pine tree trunk is broken, sadly the tree should be removed. Pines and some other types of trees have central leaders that extend to the top of the tree. When the truck on these trees breaks (fails), they won’t recover.

If you find that recently planted trees (young trees) have fallen over there is a good chance they can be saved. Start by covering any exposed roots as soon as possible. Covering them will protect them from drying out and/or freezing.

Remove fallen trees whose trunks measure over 10-12”. If you find a tree is partially uprooted, more than a 1/3 of their roots, it should be removed.

Contact the Honey Cove Tree Experts for determining if the damaged tree can be saved. If tree removal is necessary, we will provide a quote for tree removal.