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Our Services

You can count on Giroud Tree Service to deliver the following services promptly and professionally with a meticulous clean-up after the job is completed. It's part of the Giroud pledge that guarantees you will be satisfied with our work or we will resolve it no matter what! For more information or to request an estimate, please Contact Us.

After Hours Emergency?

Unfortunately, emergencies don't necessarily happen during our regular office hours. That's why, we have an Arborist and tree crews on call 7 days a week to help any Giroud client with an extreme emergency. Examples of extreme emergencies include:

Trees presenting immediate hazard to people or structure
Doctors or hospital workers needing to get to work
Trees on your house or car

Giroud clients with any one of the above emergencies should contact our Arborist on call at the following beeper number: 215-212-4019. We will do our best to respond as quickly as possible.

Property Inspections

A Giroud Certified Arborist will perform a thorough evaluation of your property and determine your tree care needs. Our Arborist will check for insects, disease, girdling roots, cracked and dead limbs, weakly attached limbs, defective crotches, weak root systems, hollow cavities, just to name a few. Once you become a Giroud customer, you can arrange to have periodic monitoring of your trees and shrubs. Keeping a regular check on your property ensures that problems are caught early before serious damage occurs.

Diagnosis and Testing

A comprehensive inspection is usually all that's needed to determine what's wrong with a tree. However, more intensive analysis may be required for rare or more challenging conditions. Giroud has an arsenal of tools and testing at our disposal including:

Root Excavation: Excavation is used to determine the health of the roots, identify signs of insects and disease and check for root injury. The structure and strength of the roots can also be evaluated.

Tissue Testing: If we are uncertain of the exact nature of the insect or disease, samples of the tree's roots, trunk, branches, leaves and buds can be analyzed in a laboratory.

Soil Testing: Soil is a critical factor in tree health. Soil samples can be studied to determine the levels of key micro and macro-nutrients, Ph and the soil's ability to hold moisture and transport nutrients to the tree. Depending on the results, aeration, adding nutrients, grading and adjusting the Ph are just a few of the possible actions.

Tree and Shrub Care

Giving your trees and shrubs the care they need will greatly increase their life and beauty as well as add value to your home. But more importantly, you can reduce the risk of trees falling or breaking apart especially in a storm. If you are not already a Giroud customer, you may not be aware that proper tree care requires professionals who are skilled in the national standards for arboricultural practices. Even basic tree pruning can damage a tree if it is done improperly. We provide our field staff with intensive training throughout the year to continually improve their knowledge and techniques. Our tree and shrub care services include:

Tree and shrub preservation

Thinning and pruning

Cabling and bracing weak limbs

Insect and Disease Control

Insects and diseases can severely weaken or even kill a tree by destroying its leaves, trunk or roots. Our insect and disease treatment programs are based on the latest research and technology available. Wherever possible, we strive to use alternatives to the traditional sprays and chemicals that can kill both the good and the bad insects. Our strategies include soap and oil sprays, soil and trunk injections and not spraying unless insects have reached dangerous levels. A Giroud Arborist will be happy to evaluate your trees for insect and disease problems.

Tick Control
	Protect your family and pets from Lyme Disease. Giroud can help control ticks on your property with perimeter clean-up, selective pruning and targeted spray treatments. Treatments should be applied in late May or early June and in September or October. Additional treatments may be required for properties in highest risk areas. For more information on tick control go to: Seasonal Problems

Deer Repellant

Deer are the primary carrier of ticks to your property. Huntingdon Valley, Ambler, New Hope and Churchville are just a few of the communities that have been hit hard by deer Worse yet, deer are creatures of habit. Once they find a property they like, it’s extremely difficult to keep them away. Ask your Giroud Arborist about our Deer Repellant. It’s safe, odorless, water-resistant and deer hate it! We spray it every three months for yearround protection.

Brush Clearing
	Give your property a well groomed appearance! Have the Giroud team clean up overgrown areas of your property by removing brush and shaping up trees and and shrubs. Cleaning up the borders of your property has an added benefit. It helps to control ticks. which tend to live in thick underbrush.

Fertilizing

New fertilizer forumla helps sick trees! If you see too much deadwood in your trees or they just don’t look healthy, our new fertilizer with vitamin complex might be the answer. An injection of our special formula stimulates root growth, improves root absorption capability and provides vital nutrient to help your tree through the winter. By spring, your tree will have the energy it needs to produce leaves, blossoms and new growth. Ask your Giroud Arborist if a fertilizing treatment can help your problem tree.

Tree and Stump Removal

We all hate to lose a tree. However, it is sometimes critical to remove a tree because it has become a hazard to your property and the people around you. A Giroud Arborist will evaluate your tree and determine the best way to remove it safely. Our equipment and skilled climbers enable us to remove even the most challenging trees quickly without damaging the surrounding landscape. Thanks to our powerful stump machines, we are able to remove ugly stumps to below ground level so that you get you a nice smooth landscape.

Treework for Charity

Giroud Treework for Charity was established in 1997 to help local non-profit organizations preserve their irreplaceable trees. It has already provided free tree care to numerous area organizations including: Abington Arts Center, Bucks County Conservancy, Churchville Nature Center, , Libertae, Inc., Pine Run Park, Moland House, Historic Langhorne Association, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pegasus Riding Academy and Jenkintown and Abington Libraries. We welcome applications from any 501(c) 3 organization that is open to the entire community on a nonsectarian basis. An organization must be located within Giroud's service area of Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties. If you have any questions regarding the program or would like to request a Contributions Application, please call our office at 215-682-7704.