About Maguire Tree Care
Our Philosophy
Our personal philosophy is that trees serve to beautify our landscape while playing an important part in our overall environment. Did you know that a mature tree can actually absorb dust similar to an air filter, while recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen? A single large tree removes about 25 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each day, and in the process of photosynthesis, releases about 12 pounds of oxygen.
Maguire Tree Service has been a trusted institution on the Peninsula and throughout the Bay Area for decades. We are known throughout the industry for our experience, technical skill and our passion for our clients and their trees.
Certified Arborists
We are certified Arborists who as part of our services provide arborist reports and arborist consultations. An arborist report can document the condition of a tree or group of trees and assess and report on tree damage and problematic issues such as disease, pest infestation, or other injury. These are legal documents and can be used for formal legal purposes if needed.
We provide a clear outline of all issues with our clients as we assess a job and answer any questions in a clear, informative way so that our clients are as well-informed as possible.
No Climbing Spikes Used!
Maguire Tree care is a member of the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA). They correctly assert,
"Climbing spikes are sharpened steel spikes attached to the climber’s leg by leather straps and padded supports. A tree worker should only use them to access trees being removed. When these spikes are used on living trees, it is traumatizing to the tree and creates unnecessary damage.
Each puncture from a climbing spike produces a certain amount of tree tissue death, though this varies from tree to tree. In most cases, isolated wounds will seal, but over time, groupings of spike holes can cause the entire area on the trunk to die back with no chance of recovery. This happens when a tree is repeatedly climbed for pruning while using spikes.
The likelihood of piercing the cambium (living tissue beneath the bark) is high, even with larger trees and thick bark. If soon after the work is performed with spikes there is sap oozing from the wounds, the tree is responding to spike damage. Repeated damage of this type is harmful to the tree.”
Save Time and Money…Make Maguire Tree Care Your First Call!
We are often the first phone call after a client has learned that their tree care provider has no insurance, or isn’t a certified arborist, or is destroying their trees by using metal spikes on their boots as they go up and down a tree and it’s branches, damaging the tree with hundreds or thousands of puncture holes.
Don’t let it happen to you!