Pruning
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Pruning of landscape trees and shrubs is periodically required to maintain plant health, safety, and proper structure. Proper pruning techniques take into consideration how the tree will respond to each cut. If done incorrectly the tree can have a negative response that could affect the trees viability and possibly become a hazard. |
Reasons for Pruning
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Pruning Techniques
Specific types of pruning may be necessary to maintain a mature tree in a healthy, safe, and attractive condition.
Crown Clean is the removal of dead, diseased, crossing or conflicting branches to promote health. Thinning is the removal of branches to increase light penetration and air movement through the crown. Thinning reduces weight on branch ends. Crown Raise removes the lower branches from to provide clearance for buildings, vehicles, and foot traffic. Also to provide increased visibility to properties. Crown Reduction reduces the size of a tree to reduce weight on over extended limbs or to provide clearance to roofs. Proper reduction cuts are made by reducing the leader back to a lateral branch that can support the remaining branch. A good rule of thumb is at least one-third the diameter of the cut stem. Crown reduction does not compromise the structural integrity of the tree like topping does. |