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Damaged Trees have $$ Value02-22-06 | News

Damaged Trees have $$ Value




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The ISA recommends taking pictures of trees and plants while they are healthy to make insurance processing simpler with “before and after” examples.


While it’s impossible to prevent storms, accidents, and air pollution from causing damage to trees and plants, it is possible to recapture landscape losses through an insurance claim, or as a deduction from federal income taxes, advises International Society of Arborists. Landscape professionals should advise Homeowners that investing a lot of time, care, and money into landscaping their property brings them beauty and shade in return. But the unexpected “return” on that investment is that trees have monetary value as well. Landscaping can be worth up to 20 percent of a home’s total property value, therefore it?EUR??,,????'?????<

If trees and landscape are damaged, ISA recommends:

  • Contact the homeowner’s insurance company.
  • Have the insurance company send a professional tree and landscaping appraiser out to the property immediately after the damage has occurred.
  • Have the appraiser determine the financial loss, including the cost of removal and repair. Contact a local ISA Certified Arborist if repair or replacement is needed.
  • Document the investment in landscaping to help establish its worth.

For more information, visit www.treesaregood.com

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