Why Is There Water Coming Out of My Tree?

Trees love water. Whether from the sky, a watering can, or a hose, you should water new and old trees throughout the year. Trees need water to thrive and survive. However, what does it mean if you see water coming out of a tree? Did the tree receive too much water? Is the tree drowning? Is the tree signaling for help? Is this normal? No, it’s not normal. If you see water leaking out of your tree, your tree is in fact sending out an S.O.S. – it wants your help. Your tree is hurting and needs attention.

Reasons Water Comes Out of Trees

If your tree is leaking water from the trunk,, there is a good chance your tree has bacterial disease called wetwood, also known as slime flux. This disease enters and seeps out of the trees in a liquid form that looks like water. It’s not usually a little liquid either. You will usually see a decent amount of liquid/water all on the trunk.

If your tree has missing bark, any wounds, broken parts, this is where the disease enter the tree. Once inside the tree, the disease/bacteria (called anaerobes) produces a gas. This gas builds up in three tree and once the pressure becomes too much a liquid pours out of the bark. Initially, the liquid will look clear, but it will change into a brown or yellow liquid that both smells and stains the tree. The bacteria can multiply and spread for many years within the tree before you even notice the tree is sick. Other bacteria, insects, and fungi may feed on the dripping slim, which will also make the smell worse.

Although this disease can affect any tree, it attacks mostly maple, birch, oak, elm, and poplar trees. The liquid is usually toxic to most plants so if it drips onto the grass, the touched grass will likely die.

The healthier the tree the better the chance it can fight off and beat the disease. If your tree was sick and weak before getting this infection, your tree may begin to break, and the leaves will turn colors.

There is no cure for bacterial wetwood, but if you find out your tree has this disease, you need to keep it as healthy as possible, so it can live with the disease. A tree can live for many years with the bacteria. Never rip or peel off the bark. Give your tree lots of water. Make sure nothing big or heavy (cars or machinery) is hitting the trees or roots. Do not place compacted soil or mulch right up against the base of the tree.

Need Tree Care Services in Jacksonville, Fl?

  
If your tree is leaking (and it’s not sap), it’s time to call a tree specialist to evaluate if your tree has bacterial wetwood. Certified arborists know how to care for trees with diseases and will let you know if the tree needs to be torn down.

We will do our best to manage the disease within the tree, so the tree can remain as healthy as possible. At Bushor’s Tree Surgeons, we know and love trees. We know what it takes to keep a tree alive. We’ve been in the tree business for more than 50 years, and we always strive to save and care for your trees and help you with all your tree needs.

We know how to care for Jacksonville and Florida trees. Our four certified arborists ensure the highest quality of tree care in the city. After looking at your trees, we will create a care plan and let you know if the tree is too sick to remain in your yard or not. We will find a solution that makes your yard look better while also keeping the tree healthy.

If you need tree help, Bushor’s Tree Surgeons are at your service. We are a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and service customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Call us at 904-731-9100 or click our Tree Service Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists. 

How to Deal with Above Ground Tree Roots

Trees are beautiful, especially when taken care of; however, trees’ roots aren’t as aesthetically pleasing. Not only can roots be unsightly, they can also be a hazard, invasive, and make it hard for you to maintain your yard.

Should you just cut the roots? No! A tree needs its roots. Veins are to humans as roots are to trees. Roots deliver all the water and nutrients to the tree so it can grow and live each day. If you have a tree (or trees) in your yard with a lot of exposed (and large) roots, there are some solutions.

As a tree services company, few tree professionals know the trees of Greater Jacksonville as well as we do. We know exactly how to care for roots (exposed and not exposed). For this article, we wanted to share with you some tips on how to deal with above-ground tree roots.

Tips on Managing Your Tree’s Roots

• Cover or “hide” the roots with mulch. You can cover the roots with two to three inches of much. The mulch acts as a protective cover to the roots, while also giving the roots moisture. Under the mulch, your tree and yard with have a more refined and polished look.
• You can also cover or “hide” roots with gravel (or little rocks). Before placing down the gravel, put landscape on top of the roots. Then, pour two inches of gravel on top of the roots. Under the gravel, you will be creating a completely different look for your yard.
• Don’t put topsoil on the roots. The roots will suffocate and get dehydrated. Roots can also grow through topsoil, which defeats the purpose of using it.
• Do not cover a tree’s roots with concrete. The concrete will also cause the roots to suffocate and become dehydrated. Just like topsoil, roots can break through concrete, so if you just laid down a new path or patio, it will eventually have cracks all through it from the roots growing.
• Don’t cut roots that are wider than two inches, because these roots are what help keep the tree strong and stable.
• Do not cut roots near the base of the trunk; these roots also keep the tree stable.
• Never cut more than 20 percent of your tree’s exposed roots at one time.

It’s in your best interest to hide the roots and not cut them. One or two wrong cuts could be devastating for your tree. There are certain situations where it is necessary to cut a tree’s roots. For example, if a tree’s roots are growing into a driveway or home and compromising the structure, the roots will have to be cut back.

If you are nervous to hide or cut the roots of your tree or you are unsure of what to do with your tree’s roots, leave it to Jacksonville tree specialists! Our certified tree arborists know exactly when and how to cut a tree’s roots. We also know how to properly cover a tree’s roots, as well.

Need Tree Care Services in Jacksonville, Fl?

If you’re sick of looking at ugly roots in your yard, it’s time to call the tree professionals. At Bushor’s Tree Surgeons, we know and love trees. We’ve been in the tree business for more than 50 years.

We know how to care for Jacksonville and Florida trees. Our four certified arborists ensure the highest quality of tree care in the city. After looking at your trees, we will formulate a care plan and let you know if the tree’s roots should be cut or just hidden. We will find a solution that makes your yard look better while also keeping the tree healthy.

If you need tree help, Bushor’s Tree Surgeons are at your service. We are a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and service customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Call us at 904-731-9100 or click our Tree Service Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists.

5 Questions to Ask a Tree Services Company

Do the trees on your property look like they need some TLC? Your best bet is to call a tree service company. Every tree has its own special needs and without the proper maintenance, your tree could get sick or even die. If you try to care for or trim your tree yourself, you may potentially do more harm than good if you have little to no experience with this type of work.

Tree care can be tricky, and it can also be dangerous, so it’s a smart idea to call in a certified tree specialist to care for and help your trees for you.

At Bushor’s Tree Surgeons, we are a Jacksonville tree care services company who understands the needs of trees in Florida. Our team at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons are ISA certified arborists, so we are tree experts! We will look over your trees and give you a proper diagnosis of tree conditions or tree maintenance options and recommend the proper and most economical steps for you to take, giving your trees the best chance of living a long and healthy life.

When you work with us, or any other tree services company, there are certain questions to ask. These questions will help you pick a quality company to work on your property, who knows exactly what they are doing and who will do the best job for you.

What Should You Ask A Tree Specialist?

Ask if the company has insurance, and what kind of insurance they have. Make sure the company has workers’ comp insurance and see the coverage and policy yourself.
Ask for a project overview (in paper) of the work to be completed on your property. This document should include an estimate of the costs and timeline of the project.
Ask what the company uses for safety equipment and does for precautions.
Ask why a tree is being cut down. Try to find alternatives to cutting a tree down. A tree care services company should always be trying to save a tree, if possible.
Ask for references from past clients. Call these clients or visit their homes to see the work. You want to make sure they are doing a quality job.

It’s important to find a quality tree care services company. Trees are beautiful, living organisms that should be taken care of properly, so they can thrive. It’s a sad thing to see a tree taken down, especially if the tree has sentimental value to your family or home. You want to find a tree company that does what it can to save your trees and keep them healthy year-round. You want to find a company that believes in preventative care and knows when trees should be watered, trimmed, fertilized, or moved.

Looking for Tree Care Services in Jacksonville, FL?

At Bushor’s, we take pride in our quality work and love doing what we do – we love trees! We’ve been in the tree business for decades. Few tree surgeons know the trees of the Jacksonville areas as well as we do. Our three Certified arborists ensure the highest quality of tree care in the city. Our team will answer any questions you have and have open communication with you all throughout your time with us.

If you’re looking for a tree care services company, we at your service.
Bushor’s Tree Surgeons is a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and services customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Call us at 904-731-9100 or click our Tree Service Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists.

Reasons to Hire a Tree Services Company

Tree trimming is essential to keeping your trees healthy and beautiful year-round. Tree trimming should not be ignored because it helps reduce hazards and keeps your trees more aesthetically pleasing. Just like the flowers and grass, your trees need some TLC throughout the year to keep them healthy and strong.

Now if you don’t know how to trim a tree, don’t just start cutting away! Tree trimming may not be rocket science, but it can be difficult, and there is a proper method of doing it. It also can be a dangerous job to both you and the tree. Improper trimming can bring more damage to the tree than good. If you want your tree properly trimmed, leave it to certified-tree arborists and tree professionals!

Deciding whether to hire a tree services company? Let us help you! Below, we’ve listed some reasons why you should hire a tree professional and not attempt tree trimming on your own without any or little experience.

Reasons You Shouldn’t Trim Your Trees Without Professional Help

• Tree trimming and pruning can be dangerous, especially if the tree is tall or in a hard-to-reach place. While trimming, branches can easily fall on you, your home, your car, another person, or a neighbor’s property. A tree professional knows how to stabilize the tree and knows which branches are safe or not.
• You don’t know the difference between strong wood and weak wood. You could easily break branches from your own weight without realizing how week the wood was. A weak branch could hit you or make you fall.
• You could fall. Many trees will require you to climb a ladder and you could easily lose your balance; there’s a chance you could fall and hurt your back, neck, head, legs, and arms – you could sustain some severe injuries that would require a trip to the hospital.
• You don’t have the proper equipment. Do you have a tall-enough ladder? Crane? Wood chipper? Safety gear? Chainsaws? A tree company is fully prepared when they show up to your property to deal with any situation and have all the proper tools and equipment to get the job done efficiently, quickly, and safely.
• Tools are dangerous. You’d be working with a lot of sharp tools like clippers, saws, chainsaws, and a woodchipper. These tools can easily harm you if mishandled.
• You don’t know how much or what to trim. If you trim too much, the tree could get sick and/or die. Certain branches shouldn’t be touch – a tree professional knows the difference.
• You could be electrocuted if you’re trimming branches near or touching electrical lines, especially if the lines are hidden or entangled in the branches of the tree. An electrocution could burn or disfigure you, causing you to fall. When handling a tree near/in electrical lines, a tree professional knows how to get the power lines shut off temporarily until the job is done.

Tree trimming is hard work that can be dangerous.  Although safety is a priority, you also don’t want to have “ugly” trees if you are unsure how to prune a shape correctly. You also don’t want to harm the tree by over trimming it or by trimming the wrong branches.

When you tree trim on your own, you’re risking your safety, as well as the tree’s safety. One wrong move could hurt you or the tree. If you have trees on your property that need trimming, put the clippers aside and call a tree professional today to get your trees looking their best again!

Looking for Tree Care Services in Jacksonville, Fl?

If your trees need trimming, it’s time to call a Jacksonville arborist! Our certified arborists at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons will arrive with the proper tools, equipment, and experience to trim and prune your tree(s). With trimming, we offer hazard reduction and maintenance as services to keep your trees healthy and beautiful.

Bushor’s Tree Surgeons is a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and services customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. We have three certified arborists that ensure the highest quality of tree care in the city! Call us at tel:+19047319100 or click our  Tree Service Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists.  

Are Your Trees in Need of Help?

Believe it or not, trees get sick and need to be groomed. They’re basically like a person! However, unlike a person, trees can’t help themselves when they’re sick or need a trim! We need to look out for them. Trees go through many normal changes and stages, but how can you determine if your tree needs help?

If you don’t know much about trees or tree health, it can be difficult to determine if your tree is sick, needs a trimming, or needs to be removed. If you’re unsure of the state of your trees, it’s probably time for you to call a certified arborist and tree specialist to diagnose your trees. Don’t just guess what’s wrong with your tree, because you could end up hurting your tree more.

Our team at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons are ISA certified arborists will look over your trees and give you a proper diagnosis of tree conditions or tree maintenance options and recommend the proper and most economical steps for you to take to give your trees the best chance of living a long and healthy life. In our diagnosis, we also offer a Resistograph service, which is an “MRI” of the tree to determine the state of its health.

Signs Your Tree May Need A Professional Evaluation

For this article, we want to share with you some signs to look out for that may mean your trees need help. If you see any of these things, contact our team of tree specialists to diagnose your tree.

• Be on the lookout for changes in the tree, both physical and behavioral
• Is your tree missing or dropping a lot of leaves? Your tree may not be producing enough nutrients.
• Are a lot of the tree’s branches breaking or falling off? The tree could have weakness in its wood.
• Does your tree have a fungus on it?
• Do you notice an excessive number of insects on or in the tree?
• Is your tree leaking a brown/black leaking from the substance?
• Is your tree leaning (when it never has before)?
• Is your tree’s bark falling off often and in large amounts?

If you notice of any of these issues with your tree, it’s best to try and solve the problem right away. Your tree could be dying, sick, dead, or just in need of a trim. At Bushor’s, we will do everything we can to nurse your tree back to health and help keep it alive. As a last resort, we will remove the tree if it is dead or diseased. A dead or diseased tree can be a danger to you, your property, and other trees and plants on your property. Don’t wait – call a tree specialist to diagnose your tree as soon as possible!

Some trees are not sick, dead, or diseased…they just need a good trim. Sometimes, trees get too big for their own good; they might be touching your house or other plants, which can hurt their branches or keep them from receiving the proper oxygen or sunlight they need. Sometimes, trees grow in strange directions and just need to be moved to a new location to thrive.

Our certified arborists will diagnose your trees and come up with a plan to save or remove the tree from your property. Whether your tree needs a soil treatment or needs to be trimmed or sprayed, we solve the problem! Each tree is different, and we come up with a specialized plan for each tree we meet.

Looking for Tree Care Services in Jacksonville, Fl?

If you’re concerned about a tree (or trees) on your property, it’s time to call a Jacksonville arborist! Our certified arborists at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons will arrive with the proper tools, equipment, and experience to evaluate your tree(s) and determine what is wrong with them. Our arborists will inform you on what is wrong with your tree(s) and how we plan to fix the problem.

 Bushor’s Tree Surgeons is a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and services customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Call us at <a href=”callto://+19047319100″>+1 (904) 731-9100/a> or click our Tree Service Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists. 

When Should You Get a Tree Removed

Sick or dead trees may not always be easy to identify. Some trees are beyond help while other trees can be saved. Sick and dead trees are not only unsightly, they can be a danger to you, your property, neighbors, and other plants and trees. Throughout the year, it’s a good idea to pay attention to the trees on your property. Take note if you see any changes in the tree that are odd or troubling. If you think a tree in your yard is in distress or dead, it’s time to call a tree specialist. A tree specialist can determine if your tree should be removed from your property.

As a Jacksonville tree service company, our team at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons offers tree removal services. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove a tree for safety reasons. Our team of certified arborists have the knowledge, experience, and equipment do remove your tree (or trees) safely and correctly. We specialize in difficult-to-remove trees. We remove trees with the goal of minimizing the damage to your surrounding landscape.

Our team at Bushor’s wanted to share some signs of when you should get a tree removed from your property. If your tree has any of the signs below, call us and we will come and evaluate the tree(s) and determine if the tree can be saved or needs to be removed.

Does Your Tree Need to Be Removed?

If you’re questioning if a tree in your yard may need to be removed, consider the following:

• Does the tree have a lot of missing bark? Is it falling off?
• Is your tree infested with bugs?
• Is your tree discolored? Are the leaves or bark discolored?
• Is the tree missing large sections of leaves?
• Does your tree have a widowmaker? A widowmaker is a branch that is broken off from the tree. It gets wedged in the other branches and can be a potential hazard if it falls.
• Is your tree leaning?
• Is fungus growing on your tree?

At Bushor’s, we will remove your tree if we determine the tree is too sick to save or is already dead. We remove dead, damaged, and dying trees in Jacksonville. Dead or sick trees are a huge hazard to your property. These trees can break or fall at any time. You don’t want a dead tree or branch hitting you, a loved one, the house, a car, or a neighbor.

We don’t just remove dead or sick trees, if there is a tree that is a potential hazard to your home or in the way of new construction (shed, pool), we will remove the tree.

Don’t try removing trees on your property on your own. Tree removal is a dangerous process, and it should be handled by certified arborists who have experience and the right tools.  Our certified arborists know how to remove trees of all sizes and difficulty.

If we look at the tree and decide it can be saved, we will try and save the tree, offer solutions, and not remove it. Sometimes, tree replanting, soil treatment, and other practices can save the tree, but many times, diseases, infestations or other damage are too far gone.

Looking for Tree Removal Services in Jacksonville, Fl?

If you have any concerns about trees on your property, call our Jacksonville arborists today! We will examine and evaluate the health of the tree and come up with a plan to save or remove the tree. Our arborists at Bushor’s Tree Surgeons in Jacksonville will arrive with the proper tools, equipment, and experience to evaluate your tree(s) and get the job done! Our arborists will let you know if your tree is sick/dead, how and why it may be sick/dead, and what your next steps should be.

Bushor’s Tree Surgeons is a tree service company based in Jacksonville, Florida, and services customers in Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Call us at 904-731-9100 or click our Tree Removal Jacksonville Fl contact page to learn more and to set up an appointment with one of our certified arborists.