Tree Specialist?

[masswich.livejournal.com]

I have a Norway Maple in my back yard that is fairly old and showing some signs of wear. My usual tree guy, who is pretty good, was only willing to do some basic trimming on it because he worried that it was too prone to cracking if he climbed around on it too much. He recommended removing it and replacing it.

I know its basically a weed but its the only big tree in the yard and does provide some nice shade. It will take 20 years for a replacement tree to get anywhere near as big. Does anyone have a tree preservation company they can recommend for me to get another opinion from? I'd love to be able to have someone make a few key trims, perhaps from a cherry picker, fertilize it if necessary, and buy it a few more years before the inevitable felling. Or at least I'd like to know that its time has truly come.

Comments

[ron_newman]

Some earlier posts that may be relevant:

http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1653459.html
http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1312222.html

Arborcare

[silveraeroguy.livejournal.com]

Arborcare Tree Service in Woburn trimmed and reinforced the 2 main branches or our Norway Maple last year. The 'glorified weed' had little effect on their making it a happy tree again. 781 648 1100

Re: Arborcare

[xochicasa.livejournal.com]

Arborcare is the best! Marc really cares about tree preservation. As opposed to the company my neighbor hired 2 weeks ago that took down a perfectly good tree because "it was in the way". and denuded my street.

[hr-macgirl.livejournal.com]

I recommend Matthew Foti (http://www.fotitree.com/). They were able to tell which trees would live and which needed removal. For the tree they removed, they chipped it and took away everything, not even leaving bits behind for the regular yard waste pickup.