Tree Pruning
Tree pruning is the practice of selectively cutting or trimming branches, limbs, or parts of a tree to improve its health, appearance, and safety.
Pruning is done to remove dead, diseased, or damaged branches; to shape the tree for better growth; to increase sunlight and air circulation; or to prevent hazards such as overhanging or weak limbs. Proper pruning helps maintain the tree’s structural integrity and promotes strong, healthy growth.
Cleaning
CLEANING is the removal of dead, dying, diseased, crowded, weakly attached, and low-vigor branches from the crown of a tree.
Thinning
THINNING is the selective removal of branches to increase light penetration and air movement through the crown. Thinning opens the foliage of a tree, reduces weight on heavy limbs, and helps retain the tree’s natural shape.
Raising
RAISING removes the lower branches from a tree in order to provide clearance for buildings, vehicles, pedestrians, and vistas.
Reduction
REDUCTION reduces the size of a tree, often for clearance for utility lines. Reducing the height or spread of a tree is best accomplished by pruning back the leaders and branch terminals to lateral branches that are large enough to assume the terminal roles (at least one-third the diameter of the cut stem). Compared to topping, reduction helps maintain the form and structural integrity of the tree. Advantages of thinning include better air circulation, improved sunlight penetration, and less wind resistance.
Pruning is an art. It comes with many years of experience. There is a lot of false information and bad practices out there. That is why we study and keep up to date on all of our knowledge. We want to make sure that your tree stays healthy.