Juan Sanchez Tree Service

Your Zephyrhills trees need as much of their foliage intact as possible, because this is the life and energy of the tree. The leaves on your tree manufacture carbohydrates, which are then supplied to every organ to feed and sustain your tree's health and growth.

The strongest your tree will ever be, is when it has at least two thirds of its canopy, and plenty of structurally sound branches, and a solid root system that will withstand strong storm winds, if Land O Lakes is hit with a hurricane or other high wind storm.

When going into a storm season, it is much better to consider cleaning your trees, that is to remove select dead, diseased and broken branches, that stress the tree, to make sure your tree has a better chance of recuperating from any high wind damage that may occur.

Reduction pruning and raising can also be used to reduce the canopy size (by no more than 25%), reducing the target size, allowing wind to pass over, around, and beneath the canopy of the tree more freely.

Another pruning method know as drop-crotching can also be employed, to open pockets in the canopy of your tree, to allow wind to pass through the tree more freely, without creating undue stress on the tree.

Land O Lakes trees have a better chance of survival when they are more compact, have a low center of gravity, a well tapered trunk, and a well developed root system. And native trees do better than exotic species. Exotics do better in high winds if planted in groups.

Do not have your tree removed if it loses it's leaves in a storm, because we have learned that most trees will grow new leaves very quickly in response. It may need to be monitored by a professional Zephyrhills arborist, but most can be saved.