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Our new supplemental tree support trailer is ready to go! This addition gives us the equipment and capability to efficiently transport the tools and materials needed for structural tree support and preservation projects. Another investment in providing professional, efficient, and reliable tree care.

As trees grow larger, the planting bed around them should also increase in width to provide the roots with more room to grow and access essential water and nutrients. As the canopy expands, the tree will naturally begin to shade out the grass underneath it.

Expanding the tree bed helps reduce competition between the tree and turf while creating a healthier growing environment for the tree’s expanding root system. Give the roots room to grow as the tree grows.

Performed reduction pruning and deadwood removal in Silverhill, Alabama. The work focused on removing dead and potentially hazardous branches while reducing selected limbs to help manage the tree’s size, weight, and overall structure.

Proper pruning can help improve tree structure and reduce potential hazards while maintaining as much of the healthy canopy as possible.

Removing Spanish moss and deadwood from trees in Daphne, Alabama. This work helps improve the appearance of the trees while removing dead branches and excess material from the canopy. Proper tree maintenance and pruning can help keep mature trees healthier, safer, and better maintained. The City of Daphne also emphasizes the importance of maintaining healthy, safe trees and preserving its natural resources.

Installed a lightning protection system for trees in Olde Towne Daphne, Alabama, helping provide a designated path for lightning to travel safely toward the ground rather than through the tree. Lightning protection systems are especially valuable for large, high-value, historic, or structurally significant trees.

This project adds another layer of protection while helping preserve the trees and their surrounding property for the long term. Chris Francis Tree Care provides professional lightning protection systems as part of its tree preservation and safety services.

This is exactly what we are trying to prevent. This tree experienced a failure caused by co-dominance with bark inclusion, a structural defect that can create a weak union and increase the risk of failure.

The good news is that this defect can often be identified during a professional tree assessment and mitigated with the appropriate support or pruning techniques. Don’t wait until it’s too late have your trees inspected before a structural failure occurs.

The green crew was out in Fairhope, Alabama, handling a combination of deadwooding, clearance pruning, and reduction pruning. The work helps remove dead and potentially hazardous limbs, improve clearance around structures and other areas, and reduce overextended branches while maintaining the tree’s overall structure and health.

Installing stainless steel brace rods at the maximum allowable scaffolding height to provide supplemental structural support to the tree. The elevated work required careful setup and precision to safely reach the upper unions and properly install the brace rods.

Today’s project was the installation of a supplemental support system on a live oak in Olde Towne Daphne, Alabama. The tree has a common structural defect known as co-dominance with bark inclusion, which can increase the risk of a weak union.

The support system includes a Cobra 4T synthetic dynamic cable installed high in the canopy along with five 7/8-inch-diameter brace rods. Because the property is near Mobile Bay and the home is intended to remain in the family for generations, the client chose 316 stainless steel for the threaded rods, nuts, and washers because of its increased resistance to rust and corrosion.

To reach the upper unions, we had to erect scaffolding to its maximum allowable height—a 18-foot platform with a 24-foot work height, thanks in part to Nick’s impressive height!

A huge thank-you to Cheyenne, Dillan, and Nick for sticking it out and working late in the rain to get the entire project completed in one day. Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe would be proud!

The reduction pruning was completed approximately one week before the supplemental support installation.

Performed air excavation in Fairhope, Alabama, to carefully expose and inspect the trunk flares of the trees. Air excavation allows us to remove soil around the root system while minimizing damage to the roots, helping us evaluate the condition of the trunk flare and identify potential issues below the soil surface.