Tree Service vs. Defensible Space

What’s the difference between Tree Service and Defensible Space?

Defensible Space is all about creating a safe area around your home to protect it from wildfires. It is creating a perimeter around your home where you have cleared away flammable materials such as dead trees, brush, and other debris. This creates a buffer zone that can help prevent wildfires from spreading to your home. There are many landscaping companies and unlicensed contractors in the area that offer defensible space but may not offer tree service as well. If they do offer tree service, make sure to ask some questions about your particular tree hazards and their training and experience. 

Tree Service is the removal or pruning of trees which can include the management of hazardous trees and limbs on your property.  It often involves climbing large trees, felling trees, and removal of large branches near structures. The technical skills, the use of specialty equipment, and the latest safety training that is required for a licensed tree service company is something that only a professional will have. In order to ensure that you and your home are protected, you should hire a licensed, insured and well-reviewed tree service provider and not just your local handyman or landscaping company with a chainsaw.

Why Choose Elements For Your Tree Service?

• Elements is one of the few contractors in the area with a D-49 – Tree Service Contractor from the State or California
• We have the expertise and equipment necessary to safely prune or remove trees.
• Can help you maintain the health of your trees by removing dead or diseased branches, thinning the crown, or removing trees that are too close to buildings or power lines.
• We will save you time and effort by doing the job quickly and efficiently. 
• Avoid property damage or injury caused by falling branches or trees.

And don’t forget that we can help you create defensible space around your home! Defensible space is important for protecting your home from wildfire, and it involves clearing flammable materials from the area around your home. We do this by removing dead or dry vegetation, trimming branches that are too close to your home, and clearing out debris.  

By hiring Elements for your tree service or your defensible space needs, you can reduce
the risk of property damage or injury caused by hazardous trees and branches or wildfires. This means you are hiring a professional company and can rest easy knowing that your trees are healthy, that you have great defensible space around your home to protect against wildfires, and your property is well-maintained.