{"id":6559,"date":"2015-01-24T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6559"},"modified":"2015-01-22T09:48:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T14:48:03","slug":"hiring-a-tree-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2015\/01\/24\/hiring-a-tree-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring A Tree Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arborist Pruning Pine at Chicago Botanical Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

The trees around your home do much more than provide seasonal\u00a0beauty and cooling shade in the summer months. Just as you need to get an occasional haircut, trees (and shrubs)\u00a0need\u00a0pruning as well. Homeowners should invite a trained arborist to inspect their trees every 5 -7 years.<\/p>\n

First, select a tree pruner\u00a0who is licensed and bonded. Be certain that he or she shows their business credentials. Second, how many\u00a0years\u00a0has the company been in operation. Longevity is a good thing.\u00a0Third, when\u00a0will the work start and finish. Get a firm date.\u00a0Don’t pay fully until the agreed upon job\u00a0has been completed. A small down payment for a multi-thousand $$ job, perhaps 20% down, is okay.<\/p>\n

Most companies are listed in telephone book (who reads that anymore) or on-line or on Angie’s List. Personal reviews from former clients\u00a0who are\u00a0pleased with\u00a0a\u00a0completed\u00a0job is pretty good endorsement.\u00a0Drive around and\u00a0observe the aftermath of their handiwork.<\/p>\n

Finally, consumers are in the driving seat when planning tree maintenance.\u00a0Immediately following\u00a0a\u00a0severe storm (hurricane, tornado, ice storm) is never a good time to negotiate price. Oft-season pruning times (winter) are better times to\u00a0request a cheaper rate.<\/p>\n

Procure at least three bids and select the best one for you. Many times it is not the lowest bid that wins the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The trees around your home do much more than provide seasonal\u00a0beauty and cooling shade in the summer months. Just as you need to get an occasional haircut, trees (and shrubs)\u00a0need\u00a0pruning as well. Homeowners should invite a trained arborist to inspect their trees every 5 -7 years. First, select a tree pruner\u00a0who is licensed and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,623,601,723,1031,7,1,162],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6559"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7334,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6559\/revisions\/7334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}