Advanced Tree Care Explains The Two Types of Tree Care
illi News/10028088

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - illiNews -- Trees require comprehensive care because they're complex beings. We look at trees through two lenses when it comes to providing services for our customers. Doing so lets us truly cement our reputation as Advanced Tree Care.

Physical Health

When we talk about a tree's physical health, we're really talking about how everything about the tree is working well together. When physically healthy, a tree should have an overall healthy appearance from roots to canopy. Its leaves should be thick and green (except, of course, in fall, or if the tree is a variety that has a non-green leaf). Those leaves shouldn't display bumpy scales, powdery substances, or any other signs of widespread infestation or damage. Unless it's late in the fall, its leaves should not be showing signs of stress, discoloration, or dieback.

More on illi News

• Real Estate Experts Highlight Jersey Shore as a Smart Buy in 2025
• Spur Chicago Announces "Mindfulness in eMOTION" Workshop
• Don't Get Left In The Dark: Duracell Urges Americans To Gear Up For A Stormier-Than-Average Season
• $18 Price Target Issued in New Research Report After $34 Million Revenue Forecast from Acquisition; $101.5 Million Net Revenue in 2025; NAS DAQ: IQST
• West Dentistry Welcomes New Oral Surgeon to Enhance Patient Care

The tree's canopy should be thriving. While some trees will have dead branches, a physically healthy tree will have no more than 17% dead branches compared with its entirety. The branches and limbs should be free of any disturbances, insect holes, bleeding, peeling bark, mushrooms, or other problems.

The trunk should also be similarly healthy—no loose or deteriorating bark, obvious insect holes, or other signs of stress or decline. At the base of the tree, the root flares should be free of any soils, mulches, and debris. Root flares, especially of mature trees, should be pronounced—meaning you're able to see them and they crest over the top of the soil.

These details are all the things our experienced staff and certified arborists consult when assessing the physical health of any tree we care for.

Structural Health

A tree's structural health has to do with the strength and soundness of its overall structure. In a structurally healthy tree, the limbs and branches are free of inclusions, bifurcations, embeds, rubbing, and competing limbs. Though these are terms specific to tree care, the concept is simpler than the words suggest: if your tree's branches look complete, distinct from another, and are growing healthy and separately, your tree is likely to be structurally healthy. If its branches don't fit this description, it may be time to consult a certified arborist.

More on illi News

• The AML Shop Launches New Financial Investigations Unit, Appoints Director to Lead the Initiative
• Raidium révolutionne le diagnostic de la Sclérose en Plaques en partenariat avec l'Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
• New Podcast "Spreading the Good BUZZ" Hosted by Josh and Heidi Case Launches July 7th with Explosive Global Reach and a Mission to Transform Lives
• The Herbal Care, Led by Markel Bababekov, Becomes a Top Dispensary in NYC's Upper East Side
• Digital Watchdog Launches New myDW Cloud Services

The tree's limbs and trunk should also have good taper—meaning the limb and each branch start wider and gradually thin out. Branch distribution should be relatively even around the trunk and throughout the canopy, and the tree should be free of bark disturbances.

An array of factors can affect a tree's structural health: age, infestation, disease, weather, and accidents all factor in. So do particularly hot summers and particularly cold and icy winters.