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Protect Your Trees With Tree Cabling
Although trees are incredible living organisms occasionally they can have weak branch unions, the spot where two branches split apart from each other. If tree branches have suffered storm damage, haven’t been pruned adequately, their limbs are heavy from maturity, or they have a very tight union called “Included Bark” they can become susceptible to splitting or tearing. This is where two sections or trunks have been growing side by side for many years, and rot and decay inevitably occur inside their union.
Included bark is the #1 reason we cable trees and also the #1 reason for larger section failure in a tree. We discuss this frequently with our local tree service with clients. It is an inherent structural defect, but can be avoided if someone is lucky enough to begin proper pruning at a young age. When this isn’t the case your local Newmarket arborist, Sequoia TreeScape can help by using a technique called cabling.