Safeguard Trees with Lightning Protection Services

At Advanced Tree & Shrub Care, we understand the importance of protecting your trees from lightning strikes. Not only can lightning damage or destroy your trees, it can also pose a safety hazard to your property and loved ones. That’s why we offer lighting protection services to help safeguard your trees and your home.

Our team of Certified Arborists will carefully assess your trees and determine the best course of action to protect them from lightning strikes. This may include installing lightning rods or other protective measures to divert the electricity away from your trees and into the ground.

lightning protection services
lightning protection services

In addition to protecting your trees, our lighting protection services can also provide peace of mind knowing that your property is safe from the dangers of lightning. Lightning is grounded by utilizing copper conductors that extend from the top of the tree, through the main branches and trunk and out beyond the root zone of the tree. Lightning protection systems installed in trees are designed to protect large, old, valuable, historic/heritage trees in Texas. Other trees that warrant protection are trees within a structure and trees standing alone in a landscape, park or golf course (anywhere people tend to congregate).

Don’t let lightning be a threat to your trees and your home. Contact Advanced Tree & Shrub Care today to learn more about our lighting protection services.

Note: The Texas Forest Service publishes a list of the largest trees in Texas called “The Texas Big Tree Registry”. Trees come and go on the list. One reason trees are replaced is because of storm damage (lightning).

Lightning Damaged Tree
Lightning Damaged Tree
Lightning Damaged Tree
Lightning Damaged Tree

Tree Myth: Lightning does not strike in the same place twice.
Fact: Some trees have a history of multiple strikes.

Frequently Asked Questions About Lightning Protection

Tree lightning protection involves installing a system—typically including air terminals (lightning rods), copper conductors, and grounding rods—that gives a lightning strike a preferred, low-resistance path to the ground. This helps divert the electrical current away from sensitive tree tissues and reduces the chance of fatal damage to the tree or nearby property. Certified arborists evaluate each tree and tailor the protection based on size, structure, and site conditions.

Protective systems are most valuable for large, old, historic, or high-value trees—especially those standing tall or isolated in open landscapes, near buildings or gathering areas (parks, golf courses), or trees previously struck by lightning. Trees close to structures can pose additional safety and fire risks from side-flashes during a strike.

No. A lightning protection system does not attract or prevent lightning from striking; rather, it manages the energy if a strike occurs. The goal is to safely conduct the electrical current into the ground and help preserve the tree’s health and structural integrity.

A professional assessment by an ISA-certified arborist is the best way to determine if lightning protection is necessary. Factors such as tree height, species, location relative to structures or people, and historical significance play a role. If a tree is valuable and at elevated risk of lightning damage, a system may be recommended.

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