After a storm, damaged or fallen trees need special attention.

• Fallen trees. Only reset smaller ones; larger trees may have been weakened and are more likely to fall again.
• Stumps. If you're leaving one, cut it flush with the ground. If you're removing one, leave four feet standing when you cut down the tree-it's easier and cheaper to pull stumps out than to dig them out.
• Branches. Remove any that are weak or hanging over a structure, and trim the remaining ones to a length of five feet or shorter.

Look out for utility lines-if any limbs are near one, call your local utility company and ask them to do the trimming. Touching a wire can be extremely dangerous, both to you and your neighbors.