Dry summer conditions across the Portland metro bring wildfire risk into sharper focus every year, and tree spacing plays a bigger role in home safety than most homeowners realize.
Defensible space guidelines call for keeping tree canopies spaced apart rather than touching, especially within the first several feet of a home. Overgrown branches that reach toward rooflines or gutters give a fire an easier path if conditions turn dangerous.
Thinning dense stands of Douglas fir and removing dead or dry branches from western red cedar reduces the fuel load without stripping a property of its tree cover. It's a balance between keeping the landscape healthy and giving a fire less to work with.
Evergreen Tree Service helps Sherwood and Portland metro homeowners assess canopy spacing and identify dry season fire risk on their property.
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Authentic job photo preferred: a thinned canopy or cleared defensible space around a home, or a crew removing dry, dead branches from a tree near a structure.
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