Trees are an essential part of the ecosystem as they provide numerous environmental benefits. They regulate temperature, provide shade, stabilize the soil, provide shelter for biotic components, enhance the aesthetic appeal of a landscape, etc.

However, trees need routine servicing to prolong their health and ensure that they are not compromised, which would cause them to be unsafe. Since trees will inevitably be affected by factors such as storms, exposure to road salt, and soil compaction, you should hire a tree servicing company to perform maintenance on them. Below are tree care practices you need to invest in:

Mulching

Mulching involves laying out material on the ground surrounding the tree to protect it from cold, heat, or drought. Deciduous trees naturally shed their leaves on the ground around which they are planted and reabsorb the resulting nutrients as the leaves are decomposed. Since trees in the city are planted on compacted and artificial soils, it is important to avoid raking leaves away. On the contrary, arborists apply organic or inorganic mulches to help the soil soak up and retain water more effectively. Furthermore, organic mulches break down and help build the soil's organic matter content.

Watering

Newly planted trees lose much of their root system during transplanting and are therefore prone to drying during their first season in the ground. Therefore, young trees require regular watering to help establish their roots in your landscape. Once the roots system has developed, the new roots will collect water independently. However, adverse heat conditions can suppress even established trees, and as such occasional watering is essential to sustain their growth. An irrigation designer can install an effective and efficient irrigation system and formulate a watering schedule for your newly planted trees.

Pruning

Tree pruning involves selectively removing branches that are either dead, have diseases, or are weakly attached, to improve the tree's structure as well as health. The practice helps protect your property from the potential damage caused by fallen branches. Therefore, you should hire a tree service company to prune your trees, ensuring that your trees are strong and free from infestation.

Trimming

Trimming involves cutting overgrown branches to maintain a tree's shape and structure. If left unchecked, the tree's branches can grow unevenly in different directions causing the tree to be imbalanced. You should therefore engage an arborist to reduce the denseness of the tree, allowing sunlight and precipitation to penetrate through the tree for adjacent plants to thrive.

Trees provide you with numerous benefits when they are well taken of. To this end, hiring a professional arborist to perform maintenance helps ensure that your trees are healthy, prolonging their lifespan and enhancing your landscape appearance.