If you have a home that has a lot with big trees it is absolutely crucial that you maintain the health of each and every one as well as make sure no branches are in danger of falling. Falling trees and limbs can cause a great deal of damage to buildings, structured, vehicles, power lines, wild animals, domestic animals and people.

One of the most common sorts of damage is when falling trees and branches fall on a building or structure. Most of this type of damage is avoidable. If you suspect a tree may topple over do not hesitate to call in an expert to assess the danger of this happening. Falling trees cause an estimated one billion dollars a year in property damage in the United States. Some of this damage is unavoidable, as would be the case with a lightening strike or a storm that sears branches off the trunk, but a lot of it is preventable.  Tree experts are called arborists. An arborist can identify and help you remove any branches or trees that might be posing a risk to your home, vehicle or public property.  Remember that if IA tree is on your property but leaning out over the road and it falls on a car that you could be in for a big payment on your liability insurance.

One problem that falling branches and trees cause is power failures. They also cause network outages and satellite television and antenna problems. Loss of power can be severely disruptive to entire communities and cause food spoilage, loss of data, closed businesses and problems with essential services.  The arborist that you hire to evaluate your property can tell you if any of your trees are at risk of downing a power line.

Although reports of individuals being killed or badly injured by falling trees are rare it is very possible for it to happen.  It is most likely to happen if an individual is out of doors in severe weather and standing beneath a tree that is rocking and rattling or that already has severed limbs about to fall.

Another huge problem is that downed trees and branches can block roads and trails and make it difficult for emergency vehicles to pass.  This is why trees and branches that might block roads should be removed.

Finally, an arborist can identity diseased trees on your property. If insects, disease and rodents are the problem then the arborist will recommend you remove it before it can damage surrounding flora and fauna.