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Plain answers to the tree worries Richmond Hill neighbours call us about, and an honest word on when it can wait.

Safety · 4 min read Tree Dropping Branches on a Calm Day in Richmond Hill? No storm, no wind, and a heavy limb is lying on the lawn. Here is what usually causes it and whether the rest of the tree is likely to follow. Read the answer

Tree health · 4 min read Hollow Tree Trunk in Richmond Hill? Plenty of trees stand for decades with a hollow core. Some don't. Here is how to tell which kind you have. Have it looked at this week
Tree health · 4 min read Cracks in Your Tree Trunk in Richmond Hill? A crack in bark is not the same as a crack in the trunk. Some are old scars. Others are a tree getting ready to fail. Here is how to tell. Have it looked at this week
Pests · 4 min read Ants in Your Tree in Richmond Hill? Big black ants marching up the trunk are rarely the real problem. They are a sign of what is going on inside the wood. Keep an eye on it
Tree health · 4 min read Black Spots on Maple Leaves in Richmond Hill? Those black blotches that look like drops of tar on your maple leaves look worse than they are. Here is what they are and what actually helps. Keep an eye on it
Pests · 4 min read Black Lumps on Your Cherry Tree in Richmond Hill? Those hard black swellings on cherry and plum branches are a fungus called black knot. It spreads every spring, but late winter is the time to deal with it. Keep an eye on it
Tree health · 4 min read Tree Losing Leaves Early in Richmond Hill? Yellow leaves on the lawn in August can be plain drought stress or the first sign of something serious. How to read what your tree is telling you. Keep an eye on it
Tree health · 4 min read Dead Branches at the Top of Your Tree in Richmond Hill? Bare, grey branches poking out of the top of a leafy tree are called dieback. Here is what causes it and why those top limbs deserve attention. Have it looked at this week
Tree health · 4 min read Moss or Lichen on Your Tree in Richmond Hill? Green moss and grey-green crusty patches on bark worry a lot of people. Almost always they are harmless passengers, but they can point at something worth checking. Keep an eye on it
Roots · 4 min read Shoots Sprouting Around Your Tree in Richmond Hill? Little trees popping up across the lawn, or a ring of shoots around the trunk, mean the tree is sending up suckers. Here is why, and what actually stops them. Keep an eye on it
Pests · 4 min read Squirrels Chewing Your Tree in Richmond Hill? Bare patches high on a maple, or a lawn covered in leafy twig tips. Squirrels do both, and most of the time the tree shrugs it off. Keep an eye on it
Pests · 4 min read Tree Oozing Sap From the Trunk in Richmond Hill? Wet streaks down the bark can mean a harmless flux, a cherry tree sealing a wound, or insects tunnelling under the bark. Here is how to tell. Have it looked at this week
Storm damage · 4 min read Lightning Hit Your Tree in Richmond Hill? A long strip of bark blown off, splinters on the lawn, or a tree that looks fine and then wilts weeks later. Lightning damage is easy to miss. Call today
Roots · 4 min read Construction Next Door Hurting Your Tree in Richmond Hill? A pool dig, a new garage or a teardown next door can kill a tree you own without anyone touching the trunk. Here is what to watch and what to ask. Have it looked at this week
Storm damage · 4 min read Ice Bending Your Trees in Richmond Hill? A birch bent to the ground, a cedar hedge split open, a maple dropping limbs under ice. Most of it is best left until the ice melts. Have it looked at this week

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