SUMMARY:
While few property owners can explain the acronym ISA in the area of tree care, the truth is that it’s a very important indicator of quality and expertise on the part of a tree trimming service. When people review their options for tree removal in Mt. Pleasant, SC, they should look for the ISA certification badge to ensure that their trees are kept healthy and their property is a safe environment during the trimming or removal process. Connor Tree Service is an ISA certified provider of tree services in the greater Charleston, SC area.
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To the untrained onlooker, tree trimming can appear to be simply a matter of cutting off random limbs from an overgrown crown. In reality, a tree is an incredibly complex, balanced organism with a complicated infrastructure, and maintaining its good health requires training and years of experience.
Just as no homeowner would hire a plumbing service with no evidence of training or professional certification, and just as electrical repairs would not be entrusted to someone without the proper credentials and licensing, it is a mistake to hire a tree services provider that is not ISA certified. The consequences of hiring unqualified workers to trim or remove a tree are numerous and often irreversible. Not only could a tree be stunted in its growth or put on a path to an early death by incorrect trimming practices, but more importantly, the surrounding environment could become hazardous to vehicles, buildings, or people.
An enormous component of ISA certification is mastering safety protocols for tree services. Particularly when trees are growing in highly populated areas and there are vehicles and people constantly passing nearby, it is essential to work with a service provider like Connor Tree Service that can be trusted to know and follow best practices to avoid falling tree branches and trunks causing injury and damage.
The health of trees is also at risk when trimming is performed by service providers without adequate training. Overtrimming is a very common mistake by enthusiastic but untrained workers, leaving trees unable to gather enough sunlight and rainwater to grow during the spring and summer. These weakened trees will grow very slowly in the years following overtrimming, and they could even be unable to recover and need to be removed.
Connor Tree Service, providing the full range of tree services throughout the Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Summerville, and North Charleston area, is proud to maintain ISA certification, with its certified arborists undergoing extensive initial education as well as ongoing professional training to keep abreast of best tree trimming and health assessment practices.
A final major benefit that ISA certification provides for tree owners is in-depth health assessment. Connor Tree Services’ certified arborists know what warning signs to look for both outside and inside a tree’s structure to detect the presence of fungal and insect infestations. Catching these problems early in their development can allow the arborists to mitigate the damage and make it possible for trees to recover and live a long, healthy life.