Tree Radar, Inc. services

Tree care specialists presently assess tree health by visual examination and with the use of invasive tools such as borers and drills. Visual examination is conducted by a certified arborist whose assessment, based on experience, includes the observance of red flag indicators such as wounds to the trunk and limbs (from construction and improper pruning), size and fullness of the crown (upper branches), degree of trunk tilt, and ground obstructions such as sidewalks, roadbeds, presence of “fruiting bodies” (mushrooms), external fungal bodies and nearby homes.

Most trees fall over because of compromised roots due to factors such as decay, severance during construction, and constricted growing conditions. At present, the only root inspection procedure is invasive – excavation – by either digging or use of a hyper-sonic velocity "air gun" that blows away the upper soil.

TreeRadar personnel, as well as TRU owners, can provide inspection services for either trunk internal decay imaging and/or subsurface structural root biomass mapping. A tree trunk is scanned at multiple elevations - typically 6 ft, 5 ft, 4 ft, 3 ft and 2 ft in under 30 minutes. A complete ground roots scan can be performed in 30 to 60 minutes.