Most limb failures don't happen without warning. There are usually signs weeks or months before a branch actually falls, but they're easy to miss if you're not looking for them specifically.
A included crack near where a limb meets the trunk, a branch that's noticeably heavier or longer than its neighbors, or bark that looks like it's pulling away from the union are all signals worth a closer look. So is a limb that's grown at a tight, narrow angle, since those unions are structurally weaker than wider ones.
Summer storms with sudden wind gusts are exactly the kind of stress that turns a marginal limb into a real hazard. Catching the warning signs ahead of time gives you options: selective pruning, cabling, or monitoring, instead of dealing with storm damage after the fact.
Have you ever looked up at a tree on your property and thought "that branch looks like it's leaning more than it used to"?
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Photo showing a close-up of a weak branch union, included bark, or a limb with visible structural stress, ideally from a real assessment. Educational, specific imagery outperforms generic tree photos.
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