Mushrooms on Your Tree?

If you have mushrooms coming out the side of your tree, it is a sign of decay. (These "mushrooms" are actually called shelf fungus.) Trees with decay are hazardous--an emergency waiting to happen.

What does this mean for your tree? You need to have it evaluated by a professional arborist. There is a good chance it will need to be removed. The International Society of Arboriculture has a certification program that can help narrow your search for a qualified tree professional. You can search for an ISA Certified Arborist here.

Tree removals can be expensive. However, the cost isn't going to go down much if the tree fails and falls on your house. (We can all recall a time after a bad storm when we have seen huge trees completely uprooted--it happens.)

Take care of your home by looking over your trees and looking for signs of decline. And if you have a picture of weird things going on with your tree, send them my way: tarapatty at ryanlawn dot com