Tree trimming services see increase in calls during rainstorms

Rain has been falling and so have some trees, keeping local tree trimming companies busy during recent storms.

owner Seth Wilkie said he has seen an increase in calls for service.

“It started probably a day or two before the rain landed, the storm. People getting nervous, you know, the rain's picking up. We went out and we removed quite a few dead trees," Wilkie said.

Morro Bay homeowner Arby Kitzman said he sought out services specifically for his eucalyptus trees.

“We’ve had a couple of instances where we’ve had things under the trees and we’ve done damage, so we’re just trying to keep it trimmed up and hopefully prevent any of those accidents,” Kitzman said.

Sean Whitlock is a certified arborist with Catalyst and he suggests people look into the branch structure of their trees to d