Feral Solutions

We love talking about trees with our clients. It’s not just about cutting trees down, pruning, and planting, its also about planning, care, and peace of mind. Our ISA Certified Arborist holds a Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) and can help you make management plans for the trees on your property. Email us to set up a time to talk!

Sometimes our trees start to lose foliage at odd times, or their leaves just don’t look right. Other times we might notice mushrooms or other odd growths on our tree. These are often signs of stress, disease, or pests in a tree. Many of these concerns are treatable with the addition of nutrients a tree is missing in an urban environment, or with medications that help fight against pests and pathogens. If you suspect your tree is sick or has an infection let us know and we can talk about what options are right for you.

Cabling is a practice that helps a tree withstand the stresses of wind and ice where they are most vulnerable to failure. Cabling and bracing is never 100% guaranteed to save your tree, but in certain situations it is a great way to help prevent catastrophic failure of major limbs and give a tree a fighting chance!

Pruning trees for fruit production or ornamental flowers is both an art and a science. Whether its your gorgeous flowering dogwoods and Japanese maples, or your beloved peach trees and that behemoth of an apple tree on the back 40 we’d love to help.

Pruning is often a preferable alternative to removal in order to protect homes and infrastructure. Regular pruning can also prolong a trees life. By removing rubbing, crossing, or infected branches we can keep trees happy longer.

We’re arborists because we love trees, and want them to live long lives. That said there are a lot of reasons to cut a tree down. It could be dying and is now a risk to our home, or maybe its invasive and we are hoping to restore a forest or replant something else. If you need a tree removed let us help do it safely and talk about options or removal and disposal. We offer everything from full removal and clean up, to timber felling and bucking as budget alternatives

We volunteer as part of the Michigan Botanical Society’s “Big Tree Program”. If you think you have a tree that qualifies feel free to reach out or check out the Big Tree Data base by clicking the link below

Michigan Big Tree Database