Upstate South Carolina's pattern this summer has been dry stretches broken up by sudden, intense thunderstorms, and that combination is harder on trees than either condition alone. A tree already stressed from weeks of heat and limited rainfall has less reserve strength to withstand high winds when a storm finally arrives.
Drought-weakened trees are more likely to drop limbs or fail outright during these storms, even ones that wouldn't have posed a problem earlier in the season. Root systems stressed by dry soil don't anchor a tree as securely, and weakened wood is more prone to splitting under sudden wind load.
A pre-storm risk assessment can identify which trees on a property are carrying that added risk this season, before the next thunderstorm rolls through Greenville, Greer, or Simpsonville.
If trees on your property have looked stressed this summer, it's worth having them checked before the next storm arrives.
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