Top Tree Hazards in Atlanta and How to Mitigate Them

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As Atlanta’s leading tree service company, Excel Tree Care is dedicated to not only preserving the beauty of the city’s urban canopy but also ensuring the safety of its residents. Trees provide numerous benefits, but they can also pose hazards if not properly maintained. Keep reading as we discuss the top tree hazards in Atlanta […]

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Navigating Responsibility for a Fallen Tree

determining who is responsible for a fallen tree

Trees, while magnificent, can sometimes become hazardous due to factors beyond anyone’s control. Factors such as weather events, soil conditions, and disease can weaken a tree’s structural integrity, making it prone to falling. Determining responsibility for a fallen tree is influenced by the circumstances surrounding the incident. Scenario 1: Tree on Your Property Falls on […]

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8 Tips to Restoring Your Lawn After Tree Removal

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At Excel Tree Care, we understand the significance of trees in enhancing the beauty and ecological balance of your property. However, there are situations when the removal of a tree becomes imperative for reasons such as safety, visual appeal, or practicality. After the tree has been successfully removed, it becomes paramount to restore your lawn […]

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Should You Schedule Tree Removal in the Fall?

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It’s hard to believe, but fall is in the air already here in Greater Atlanta. This is a fine time of year to pursue any number of around-the-yard maintenance tasks and pre-winter prep work. How about pruning, cutting, or removing trees? The Challenges & Realities of Branch & Twig Management in the Fall Generally speaking, […]

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What to Do When Your Tree Has Caused Foundation Damage to Your Home

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Some of the common types of damage trees can inflict on a property are rather more obvious than others. Many homeowners are aware of the hazards that falling branches—let alone toppling trees—pose to buildings, vehicles, and naturally a human being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Other kinds of damage are more subtle—and […]

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The Dangers of DIY Tree Removals & Trimming

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It can be incredibly tempting to trim, limb, or fell trees on your property by yourself. Incredibly tempting, but also incredibly dangerous. Costly damage and devastating injury—even death—may result from tackling DIY tree-care work. In most cases, this is complicated and risky maintenance best left to professional arborists, who bring to the task the expert […]

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When to Consider Removing Bradford Pear Trees From Your Yard

Bradford Pear Tree

One of the flashiest trees on the streets of Metro Atlanta is the Bradford Pear. It’s a justly celebrated cultivar of the Callery Pear, a native fruit tree of China and Korea, which has become enormously popular as an ornamental in cities and towns all across the country. The Bradford Pear presents many worthy attributes, […]

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Are Tree Removal Permits Required for Homeowners in Johns Creek, GA?

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Depending on the situation, you as a homeowner may definitely want a tree on your property to come down: Maybe it’s blocking a desired view, hampering your landscaping or gardening plans, or located too close for comfort to your house. Or you may definitely prefer not removing a cherished tree, but you worry it may […]

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Do Homeowners Need a Tree Removal Permit in Roswell?

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It can be a painful decision to remove a tree from a residential property. After all, trees provide a whole slew of utilitarian benefits: from shade and wildlife habitat to lowered energy costs and enhanced property value. Plus, practical advantages aren’t, of course, the complete picture: Trees also boost aesthetics, bring us pleasure, and become […]

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