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Root Surgery &
Planting Correction

One of the biggest contributors to urban tree decline and death is improper planting.  Root or trunk flares are often buried underneath excess soil, mulch, burlap, twine, landscape fabric, stones, etc.  Girdling roots often form which circle and cross the trunk acting like a slow tourniquet, just out of sight below the soil surface at the base of the tree.  The longer this goes unchecked, the worse the tourniquet effect becomes and the affected tree will begin to decline and weaken.  This gradual and untimely loss of life can be prevented.  The earlier in a tree’s life, the better the long term prognosis generally is.  Trunk flare grade correction and girdling root removal has been our specialty for over a decade.  We fix the root of the problem. 

See this Ohio State University extension publication for a more in depth explanation of girdling roots: 

http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/holen/article/2003oct9.pdf.