Role and Responsibilities of An Arborist

Trees are essential for humans, animals, birds and even earth. They are one of the oldest habitants of earth. They provide us with oxygen, food, medicines, wood, and keep us in good health.  They are therefore essential for environment and economics both. Hence, it is essential to take care of these trees to keep reaping these benefits.

Tree arborists are also known as tree doctors or tree surgeons. They are the professionals who know the process of pruning, trimming, and cutting of a tree, and they are specialized in tree management and care.

Understanding the Term “Arborist”

Arboriculturists are professional practitioner of arboriculture also known as tree management. Their main work is to keep the trees in a good health. They usually work in cities and take care of the trees that are planted in different places.   If your property has well cared and maintained trees, then you can hire an arborist for further care of your trees and landscape area. Removing large trees that are dead and diseased is a dangerous work. Moreover, such trees can spread these diseases to other plants and trees. However, if you have a professional arborist then he will take care of these trees and ensure that they do not get diseased. 

What you expect from an arborist?

Here are some essential things that are done by tree arborists:

• He is also responsible for creating aesthetically pleasing trees that are safe for environment. They are aware about the species of the trees and how they react in different climates. They will test the soil of your garden and suggest the best types of trees. Apart from that, they can help you to use organic component for your trees including some special medicines, which will keep your trees safe from insects.

• Trees in cities face both natural and human created disturbances from both above and underground. However, professionals will ensure that trees do not get weakened, damaged, or they do not grow in wrong directions.

• They will prune the trees to make them look beautiful or if you want to create and specific shape and size. They will also prune them to keep them in a good health. Pruning should always be done by keeping the specific purpose in mind because every cut is a wound for tree and it can harm the tree if done wrongly.

• Another job of these professionals is to provide crown raising or crown reduction. Crown allows the people to walk under the trees and crown reduction keeps the trees away from the walls, wires, and fences. So, they can keep your property safe from external damages.

• They study the trees and make sure that they grow strong and heathy as well as they ensure that trees do not cause any harm to the property or people.

• They help in selecting the right tree that is appropriate for the area, climate, and soil.

• They prune, trim, cut, and mulch the trees to make them healthy and well structured.

• They also do the lopping, and stump grinding. They can create some canopy on your garden and make your property appealing.

• They help in removing the tree safely if needed. They can also relocate your trees from one place to another.

These are some of the essential tasks that are performed by arborists. If you think that regular gardener can do such things, then you are wrong because gardeners do not have any scientific knowledge and degree about tree management. You need to hire an arborist because they have degree and experience to do these jobs.