Tree Care Experts Serving Hamilton and Burlington

You could always call up a Certified Arborist to help you figure this out or else you could use an online identification guide. These aren't always accurate but it is a step in the right direction. Arborday Foundation has the best online guide.

There is also an app called Leafsnap. It uses visual recognition software to help identify your tree.

This varies by municipality in accordance with street tree by-laws. You should consult your municipal urban forester if you are unsure or else the fines for pruning or removing the tree in question can be quite costly.

You will also want to consider reading why your neighbours tree can become a liability if you are unsure of how responsibilities are played out.

That is a great question. In order to answer it you need to know what your planting location will allow for in terms of light, width, height (ie. is it below hydro lines?), and have a little bit of a running understanding of your soil's composition.

With that little bit of information you can now run wild with the dozens upon dozens of options available to you. To play and explore some of these options have a view through Connon Nurseries extensive catalogue filled with pictures and information on hundreds of trees.

If you are still looking for help, give us a call.

Remember the phrase: "Right tree, right place, for the right reasons"

It is generally encouraged to have pruning done in winter or early spring. In general, avoid pruning between the middle of spring through early fall.

On the other hand, if the limbs in question are posing an imminent risk then this should be taken care of as soon as possible.

You can also read why prune a tree and get educated about the price for tree pruning.

There are lots of things you could do but let's start with 5 suggestions.

• Ensure your tree gets rain every few days during the event of a drought.
• Avoid driving/parking on the soil beneath the tree's canopy.
• Apply 2-3 inches of mulch around your tree, there is a right way and wrong way to do this. See this video.
• Have your tree pruned earlier in its life rather than later. Trees are a little bit like people; train them early in life and they are less likely to depart from this as they grow old.
• Know your tree. Regularly pay attention to changes that your tree undergoes so that you can catch hazards and disease before they become larger issues.

For a more in-depth look, check out the top 5 ways to keep trees healthy.

Any stumps around 5 inches or bigger should be stump ground.

Stump grinding won't remove all the roots but it can at least open up other opportunities for landscaping or gardening. The alternative is to wait a number of years for the stump to decompose.

Consider the price for stump grinding as well.

This is a loaded question as we don't have any ideas about the tree you are thinking about. For all we know you want to know how much does it cost to cut down a 100 ft tree, let alone how much to remove a tree with no details to consider.

Thankfully we've created a very detailed guide so you can get an idea as to what the price for tree removal is within the Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario area.

While it might not be a tree removal cost calculator Canada, it is definitely a solid guide to help give a decent ballpark figure you can work with.

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