Heavy snow and ice can split upright evergreens like arborvitae and junipers.
University of Illinois Extension explains that trees with several main stems often lose branches under that weight, and clump-form trees like birch can have the same trouble. Their advice is to loosely bundle the branches with soft cloth strips or coated twine before winter, then take the ties off in early spring.
Tip: on a mild day this month, wrap them snug but not tight, and set a calendar reminder to cut the ties off in spring. If ice has already coated the branches, don't try to knock it off. That can break more limbs, so let it melt on its own.
Source: University of Illinois Extension, https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass/2015-02-18-winter-snow-and-ice-damage-trees-candice-miller
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