By the time the summer storm rolled over Valrico, the sky looked like twilight at noon. Wind ripped through the neighborhood, and in a matter of minutes, a towering laurel oak that had shaded a family’s backyard for decades was leaning at a dangerous angle toward the roof. Branches scraped shingles, smaller limbs littered the…
Branches that once framed your yard can slowly turn into problems: limbs creeping toward the roof, dense canopies blocking sunlight from your lawn, or weak branches that snap during a typical Florida afternoon storm. Left alone, even healthy trees in Valrico can grow in ways that compromise their structure, reduce airflow, and invite disease. Homeowners…
The first crack sounded like a snapped branch, nothing more. Then the wind pushed harder, and the homeowner in Valrico watched in slow motion as a massive limb twisted toward the roofline. In that instant, it didn’t matter how healthy the tree looked from the street or how much shade it had provided over the…
Most homeowners underestimate how violent storm damage to trees can be. They picture a few fallen branches in the yard and assume a rake, a chainsaw, and an afternoon of work will fix everything. What they do not see at first glance are the hidden cracks in large limbs, the twisted root systems, and the…