Angies List: Removing Trees From Your Property

By Jim Donovan

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Trees can be a great asset to your property, adding beauty and shade, but only if theyre in good health.

In this weeks Angies List report, Jim Donovan has information you need if your tree is on its last limb.

Several trees on Troy Carpenters property were being destroyed by beetles.

You start noticing when the canopy thins out and eventually they dont have any leaves, so we thought we could treat about half of them that seemed to have somewhat healthy canopies, said Carpenter.

But treatments didnt work, so the trees needed to come down. Because once its obvious your tree is unhealthy, you need to take steps to protect yourself.

Proper tree maintenance is important from a liability standpoint for homeowners. You may not realize, but if you have a tree that falls and damages someone elses property, you are going to be responsible. So you want to take care of them when you see the first need, said Angies List founder, Angie Hicks.

Theres anything from defoliation to partial or complete defoliation of the tree to discoloration of the foliage to disfiguration of the leaves; sometimes leaves are curled that could be signs of a certain diseases or potential other injuries, said tree service company owner, Rick Carter.

When its time to remove a tree, several factors can affect the costs.

A lot of tree removal companies will charge by the foot of a tree. For example, if $15 a foot, a 40 foot tree would cost $600 to remove. Keep in mind that price doesnt always include taking the stump out so be sure to ask about that in particular if thats important to you, said Hicks.

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Angies List: Removing Trees From Your Property