A cable installed between two major limbs takes the load off a weak union before it fails - often the difference between keeping a tree that's stood for a century and losing it over one bad storm.
When the rest of the tree is sound and the concern is limited to a single fork or weak union. Once decay or structural failure has spread more broadly through the tree, cabling stops being a real fix, and removal becomes the more honest recommendation.
Often, yes, and arguably more so than younger trees - an old tree's overall structure has usually already proven itself over decades, so supporting one specific weak point can meaningfully extend its life rather than just delaying an inevitable failure.
Expect a well-installed system to do its job for a decade or more before it needs revisiting - most last ten to fifteen years. Should we happen to be back at the property for anything else in that stretch, a quick look at the hardware costs nothing extra.
Not in any way that affects its growth. The hardware used today doesn't need to be drilled into the trunk - it sits at the branch attachment points and simply caps how far the weak union can move under load.
Dial (647) 370-3917 and walk us through what's got you worried about the tree. Need something different entirely? Everything else we offer is on the home page.
A handful of additional jobs come up regularly enough here to mention as well.
A well-planned trim removes what's failing or in the way while leaving the tree's natural form intact - and on a hundred-year-old tree, getting that judgment right matters more than on a young one still finding its shape.
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A dead branch has already made its decision - it's coming down eventually, the only open question is when and onto what. Getting ahead of it before that answer arrives on its own is the whole point of this service.
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Storm damage on a hundred-year-old tree can mean a lot more wood coming down than expected, and we treat every call that way until we've actually seen the site.
View Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup
Removal is the last recommendation we make, not the first, but when a tree's decline or damage has gone past the point of saving, we handle the whole job - cutting, hauling and cleanup in one visit.
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Outgrowing its original footprint isn't, by itself, a reason to remove a tree that's spent a hundred years getting to this size. Thinning and reduction offer a middle path - scaling the canopy back into proportion while keeping the tree that took generations to build.
View Crown Thinning and Canopy Reduction
Left alone, a stump sticks around far longer than anyone wants to wait, and one from a tree that spent a century building out its root system is no exception. A single grinding visit takes it down below grade, freeing up the spot the same day.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalExplain the situation to (647) 370-3917, and we'll put together a written number after we've had a chance to see it in person.
Species, size and roughly how old the tree might be - send that over and expect a reply within a business day. Or just tell us over the phone: (647) 370-3917.
