Professional Tree Services in Lake Oswego

Tree Trimming and Pruning for Safety and Plant Health

Trimming trees of dead, dying, or diseased branches not only promotes healthy growth, but it can also reduce the chance of storm damage as these limbs are more likely to break in high winds. This ensures that trees won’t sustain damage in extreme weather events and helps prevent injury and damage from falling limbs.

General Tree Service has pruning crews led by certified arborists who always follow ANSI guidelines for the best results of tree pruning services. We are proficient in all types, including hazard reduction, maintenance, or specialties like detail pruning for high-value trees or structural pruning on younger trees to ensure they grow structurally strong.

Responsive Emergency Tree Service

Since 1924, General Tree Service has been providing emergency tree service to homes and businesses in Lake Oswego. Whether a tree fell on your house or hit power lines on the way down, the professionals at General Tree Services can handle even the most complicated and dangerous tree removals.

We strive to make the situation as stress-free as possible. Upon arrival, we’ll make a quick assessment and take care of any immediate dangers to prevent further damage.

After careful evaluation, we’ll explain what needs to be done and if presenting multiple options, will explain the pros and cons of each. Our goal is to give you all of the critical information so you can make the best choice.

Dealing with trees downed by a storm requires the right equipment and experience to prevent further damage. Having trained professionals make all the difference between having the job done right and incurring more destruction when an inexperienced company doesn’t follow proper procedures.

All our employees receive training in proper safety procedures as we’re not only concerned about our crews, but also your family and property. Standard procedures include wearing appropriate personal protection equipment, state of the art to lower large limbs, and placing safety devices to control pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Plant and Root Health Care

It’s not surprising that trees need occasional TLC and your best option is to avoid problems from developing. The goal of plant health care is prevention as a healthy tree is nature’s best defense against insects and disease.

At General Tree Service, there are two ways we accomplish this:

•  Insect and Disease Control: Our technicians are trained to recognize insect, disease, and cultural problems and will treat affected plants only when needed. This results in a healthier landscape and benefits our environment by limiting the number of materials applied.
• Root Health Care: The root mass is a tree’s natural delivery system for water and nutrients and you can’t have a healthy tree if it’s not getting proper water and nutrients. Think of the roots as straws. Root Zone Enhancement and Root Collar Excavation are part of our holistic approach as they focus on restoring ideal growing conditions to the root mass.

With nearly 100 years of service to the Lake Oswego area, General Tree Service has the knowledge and experience to solve even the most difficult tree problems. Call (503) 461-6535 today for all of your tree service needs.