Does your home benefit from a beautiful mature tree? These trees offer plenty of benefits to a home. They provide shade on hot days, a natural playground for the kids, and a habitat for an array of wildlife perfect for nature watching. 

There's no doubt that a tree provides aesthetics to a home's yard. A yard without a tree might seem dull and lifeless. This is why it's so important that you take good care of your tree.

Although your home's tree appears to be healthy and sturdy, sometimes the branches on older trees can become too heavy for the tree's trunk to support. This is where the dangers of falling limbs come into play. To protect your family and property, it's best to consider tree cabling as extra support for your tree. 

Continue reading below to learn everything you need to know about tree cabling and why it might be the best option for your tree. 

Understanding Tree Cabling

Tree cabling is the use of cables to add support to any already-established tree that might be growing in an unstable manner. It's a tree-saving technique that must be done properly by a professional to ensure that the tree remains healthy and safe. The cables must be positioned properly to be effective.

When done correctly, the cables work to save trees from undergoing severe damage, falling, or becoming rotted. Some tree trunks are unable to support heavy limbs, while other trees have a split trunk where the tree grows in two separate directions. Both circumstances need the help of cables to keep the tree in good health. 

These cables encourage a more structurally-sound tree. 

Reasons to Have Tree Cabling Done

There are several reasons why you might consider having tree cabling done. The following are some reasons why your tree might benefit from cables:

• Preserving its Appearance- If your tree loses a limb or branch due to its trunk not being able to support it or even due to a storm, its appearance might seem lopsided or awkward for the rest of time. Avoid this from happening by having tree cabling done.
• Saving its Health- When a branch falls or breaks off of a tree, the tree is prone to disease because this broken-off branch acts as an open-wound for the tree. Harmful fungi and other diseases are now able to grow within your tree.
• Preventing Injuries- If your home has a large tree that shades the sidewalk or another walkway nearby, then the people who use these walkways are at risk of injuries when the branches are unstable. Not only do you want to keep your family protected from falling branches, but you'll want to protect everyone from your tree's falling branches. Guests or someone walking by who is injured can then turn around and sue you, which is all preventable.
• Preventing Damage- If your tree suffers from unstable branches located over your home or driveway, then there's a risk of damage to your property. If these heavy branches fall, your home, your cars, and other property items will all be greatly damaged.

Luckily, you can save yourself the headache associated with all of these issues by considering tree cabling. It's an easy preventative to what could be a devastating situation. 

Choosing Tree Cabling Over Tree Pruning

You might be wondering why tree cabling is a better option for you than tree pruning. Tree pruning is a wonderful option when trimming is all your tree needs to become structurally sound. However, it's important to keep in mind that tree pruning that's not done correctly or over-pruning can cause more damage to a tree than good.

Pruning may also leave the tree susceptible to decay, as mentioned above, because it leaves the tree with open wounds. Pruning is a great technique to use when the situation calls for it. That's why it's so essential to have a professional come out and assess the situation. 

Tree cabling is the best option for adding support to limbs where pruning might be deemed as less effective. 

How Tree Cabling Works

The cabling process is done completely above the ground, and no cables are placed into the ground to support the tree. Tree cabling is a permanent solution for weak branches. Holes are drilled into the trunk or branches of the tree and are then tightened and secured. 

These flexible steel cables work to provide your tree with extra support during high winds, heavy ice or snowfall, and more. The weight of one weak branch is transferred to another much stronger branch through the cable. 

The aesthetics of Tree Cabling

Because cables are installed high within a tree, they're usually impossible to see from the ground. This keeps the aesthetics of your tree and yard intact. If you're not present when the cables are installed, you might not ever find them. 

If you're curious to know exactly where the cables are located, you can always ask the arborists to show you. 

Support Your Tree With Tree Cabling 

If you believe that your mature tree needs some extra support, then it's time to consider tree cabling. Don't take the risk of damaging your property or injuring someone, contact Green Tops Tree Servicetoday to see how we can help you. 

We're a family-owned company dedicated to providing you with top-quality work whether it be tree cabling, tree removal, tree planting, tree trimming, and so much more! For the best tree cabling services, contact us today for your free estimate!