Tree Pruning
essential for maintaining the health and appearance of your trees.
It’s important to use skilled, qualified arborists for your tree pruning. Trees pruned badly can become more dangerous and grow back faster than if not touched at all, causing you more grief and costing you more money. a simple site visit can help determine the best types of pruning that will benefit you and your beloved tree.
Crown Thinning
The selective removing of branches throughout the canopy to improve light penetration and air circulation. This technique helps reduce wind resistance and promotes healthier growth without compromising the size and shape.
Crown Reduction
The primary goal of a reduction is to reduce a smaller version of itself without compromising long-term health or structural integrity. This way you will still be able to enjoy all the benefits of the tree such as shade and birdlife. This helps make the tree more manageable, especially in cases where it has grown too large or encroaching on its surrounding without removing the tree.
Reductions are normally quoted as a percentage of the trees volume to be removed. We will advise you on what’s suitable to take, but generally 10-15% per year is ideal up to a total of no more than 30% for most species.
Dead Wooding & Crown Cleaning
The practice of removing dead or weak branches, hung up branches or broken limbs. We highly recommend that you have your trees “crown cleaned” if they are in an area of high usage below. Crown cleaning & dead wooding can also allow a better inspection of the structural integrity of the tree.
Pollarding is a unique and specialized technique used to control size, improve safety and create an aesthetically distinct shape for trees in urban environments or other spaces where size control is necessary. However, it requires careful consideration and proper maintenance to ensure that the tree remains healthy and resilient. Trees that are suitable for pollarding can thrive with this technique when done properly, but the process should be carried out by skilled arborists to avoid potential harm to the tree.
Pollarding
Storm Damage
Firstly, do not try to tackle storm damaged trees yourself. Damaged trees can be dangerous and unpredictable!
Adverse weather can cause significant damage to trees, leading to broken hanging branches and even cause entire trees to fall.
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