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PRUNING
Pruning is the most common tree maintenance procedure. Although forest trees grow quite well with only nature's pruning, landscape trees require a higher level of care to maintain their saftey and aesthetics. Pruning should be done with an understanding of how the tree responds to each cut. Improper pruning can cause damage that will last for the duration of the tree's existence, or worse, shorten the tree's life. Each employee of Truetimber has been thoroughly trained in proper pruning techniques.
When we climb your trees to perform pruning tasks, we take every measure to climb in a way that does not harm the tree. We never use climbing spurs that cut into the tree. We set a rope in the tree from the ground, and then climb the rope rather than sticking spurs into the trunk. The wounds from climbing spurs are aesthetically unappealing and offer entry points for insects and disease.
Your mature trees will often have partially broken limbs, dead limbs, or limbs that rub against one another. Each of these can lead to further problems or property damage and are removed in the course of a routine crown cleaning.
*Click here to view a diagram of pruning techniques.
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Before picture for a crown thinning on a 150 year old willow
oak tree in Windsor Farms.
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After picture. Circled area on right shows additional structural
pruning over garage.
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Crown Thinning
Crown thinning can be an effective way to improve the natural lighting in and around trees, and to improve air flow and reduce the effects of damaging winds. The limbs of a healthy tree will have a nice scaffolding structure with evenly spaced limbs.
Crown Raising
Crown raising is commonly performed to improve the natural lighting below trees, often for the benefit of lawn and landscaping. This technique will also improve air flow and create more space beneath the tree for driveways, lawn-mowing, or general foot traffic. The appearance of your home can often be greatly enhanced by raising the crowns of trees with drooping limbs.
Crown Reduction
You may at some time decide that a tree is growing too large for its location on your property. In the past, trees were "topped", or hacked -off indiscriminately at a desired height. When a main stem or limb is chopped off the wood often rots and invites tree predators. The limbs that grow out of these locations have weaker attachment points and create a new hazard that undermines the purpose of making the tree smaller and safer. The technique of crown-reduction involves reducing the height of a tree without disturbing its natural shape and without creating weakened and unhealthy branches and stems.
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David Tate climbs high to reduce the crown on a leaning Red Oak tree near Westover Hills.
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