Tree Risk & Hazard Assessment

Most of us have witnessed the destruction of a tree that has damaged property. Trees fall on and through houses, cars and block walls. Trees can fall for many reasons. Some of the reasons trees fail can be severed roots due to construction, poor root structure, poor pruning maintenance practices or decay. Tree roots can also be destructive by cracking and lifting a home's foundations, driveways or walls.

We also have probably heard stories of trees causing personal injury or death. A tree near a sidewalk may lift the sidewalk creating a possible trip and fall hazard. Tree branches falling from a tree's canopy can bring a lot of force causing severe injury or death. Similar to the reasons for tree failure, branches may break due to wind, poor attachments, poor pruning maintenance practices and decay.

Through the years, Evergreen Arborists Consultants, Inc. has experience in examining thousands of trees. We evaluate a tree's signs and symptoms ranging from decay, poor branch structure, poor pruning and maintenance practices and roots. The fundamental goal of tree risk assessment is to help minimize development of hazardous tree defects and help reduce the risks trees may pose. No tree is without risk but a tree risk and hazard evaluation may help reduce possible personal injury and property damage from falling trees or branches.