Tree Preservation During Construction

Trees on or near construction sites can be preserved with appropriate planning and reasonable measures. Too often lack of such planning for tree-retention results in loss of valuable trees due to direct damage to roots, compaction of soils and injury to trunks and branches. In our experience, simple & inexpensive techniques can be effectively used to protect existing trees from construction impacts.

To effectively identify and develop protective measures, however, it is necessary to engage a professional and experienced consulting arborist when the project is in the planning phase. A professional arborist will identify which trees can reasonably be protected, and then work with the design and operational teams to develop and utilize effective tree-protection protocols during all phases of site work.