Trees featuring dense and verdant canopies can improve the appearance of your yard and block excess sunlight to promote comfort in outdoor living spaces. However, certain species on your property might require tree cabling to promote their appearance, structure, and health. Below, you'll learn more about this tree service and when a professional company should provide it. 

What's Tree Cabling?

Cabling, also known as bracing, involves using cables made from durable steel to reinforce the structure and stability of a tree. A tree service provider can drill holes into stems or limbs and thread the cables through these openings. 

Next, they'll use a pulley system to stretch the cables and pull the limbs into the proper position, leaving the cables tautly in place. 

Benefits

In addition to looking virtually unnoticeable, cabling causes no damage to trees, making it a discreet and safe option. Cabling may hold limbs and stems in place and provide support for weak branches. Additionally, it can encourage trees to grow in an upright position, preventing them from leaning. 

This may prevent structurally compromised branches and trees from falling onto anything in their path, which can promote safety and protect property. Cabling may also improve the visual appeal of trees and stop health issues that might result from broken or damaged limbs. 

How to Tell When a Tree Needs Cabling

Cabling can mitigate damages caused by storms. If gusty winds cause a tree to lean, or lightning strikes and cracks the trunk, this tree service may help to pull the tree upright or hold the trunk together. If a tree has co-dominant stems, or a split trunk featuring two stems of about the same size, they may gradually pull away from each other, causing one or both sides to fall. In this case, cabling can hold the two stems together to promote structural soundness and eliminate potential hazards.

Trees that have bark growing in any spaces where stems and branches meet are often more susceptible to becoming weak and splitting at these seams. Cabling can hold stems and limbs together to keep them from separating or breaking off and falling onto people and property.

As soon as you notice signs that indicate the need for tree cabling, contact Modern Tree Surgery Inc. They provide professional tree services, including cabling, pruning, and hazardous tree removal, to clients throughout Advance, NC. Call (336) 998-5087 to schedule an appointment for tree care, and visit the website to find out how they can maintain and improve your outdoor spaces.