Spring has sprung and it's time to do a bit of spring cleaning. A good place to start is with the trees in your yard. According to Savatree.com, well-maintained trees can increase a home's value by 14%. Tree service experts provide many benefits for homeowners such as consulting on tree removal, new mulch, and inspecting the health of all your yard's trees and shrubs.

1. Health Inspection

During the winter months, trees are subject to harsh weather like rain, sleet, hail, and snow. Here are a few things to look for and discuss with tree service experts:

• Late blooming
• Thin canopy
• Sawdust at the base of the tree
• Sections of bark missing
• Signs of insects (webs, sticky fluid, holes in leaves, lumps on leaf stems, etc.)
• Pale coloration
• Cracks

A good tree service expert can inspect your trees, report on their health, and come up with a treatment or removal plan.

2. New Mulch

Mulch helps your garden lock in moisture and prevents pests from eroding your trees and shrubs. Clear away debris like dead leaves and sticks that may be littering your soil to get a good picture of the condition of the mulch beneath. Install new mulch and make sure it's deep enough; you're looking for three to four inches of depth. You also want the mulch to cover the breadth of your garden. There should be a one-inch gap between the mulch and the tree trunk.

3. Hydration

Trees need hydration just like us. Once the leaves on your tree are out, water them with an inch of water every week. It's especially important to maintain a rigid watering schedule as April showers start to wane. It helps keep the tree strong and prevents damage from insects, disease, and storms. Drip irrigation is an effective way to get consistent and deep watering to the tree over a long period of time. Tree service experts can help you formulate a watering plan.

4. Prune Dead Branches

If you were unable to prune your tree branches during the winter, hire a tree service company to get the job done as soon as possible. Pruning dead branches can instigate new growth and protect you and your home from falling tree limbs.

Good tree maintenance will help extend the life of trees in your yard. Choose Ron's Stump Removal and Tree Service if you're in need of an expert tree company in Olympia, WA. We have over 30 years of experience that we can put to work for you. If you have an emergency, we offer 24/7 emergency services to fix problems fast. Call today or visit our website for more information.