Do It Yourself Tree Care Projects

If you own property, there's probably a little bit of Do It Yourself inside of you, wondering about how much tree care you can do to save yourself money and enrich yourself with new skills and accomplishments... And yes, there is quite a lot of tree care that you can do yourself.

First we must establish the boundary about what you may not do. And please, take it from the professional who sees the mistakes and the accidents of homeowners.

You can do it yourself if:
• You can reach it from the ground –NO LADDERS!!! Too many accidents result from attempts to prune trees from ladders. Please don’t join this club.
• You know the basics of making proper pruning cuts or are willing to learn.
• You have prior experience with pruning tools.
• You are not a complete idiot –you know who we are talking about (and if this is your husband, hide the tools and don’t let him out of the house this Sunday).

You will want to hire a tree service if:
• If the tree is tall or large enough to require a ladder
• If there is property under the tree that may become damaged.
• You are spending too much time on the internet trying to figure out if you can do it yourself!
• You need a chainsaw and you've forgotten how to use it.
• You sense privately that you are NOT confident--it's okay, you are great at something else!



DIY topics:


Tree Planting Guide

Choosing a Nursery Tree

Removal of stumps--read the bottom of our stump removal page!

Learn about proper Tree Mulching techniques

Choosing a live Christmas Tree and how to care for it!


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