Pruning

Tree Trimming can provide numerous benefits including encouraging healthy growth, improves sunlight exposure in turn flourishing photosynthesis. Tree maintenance may improve their formations and prevent branches from breaking.

Pruning can be a more cost effective solution to tree work for homeowners.

Hazard Reduction Pruning

Tree safety is a significant concern and risk deemed limbs have potential to hinder urban areas and powerlines. Diseased, dead, dangerous, overhanging or pest infected branches may pose a threat to property or people causing destruction and injury.

Local weather patterns including storms increase the need for risk reduction pruning to help prevent branches breaking and wind induced damage of trees.

Hazard Reduction pruning includes the following techniques. The technique used is specific to the individual tree dependent on its size, location and/ or species.

• Crown Clearing

Diseased and dead limbs are removed this includes shrubs and any compromised branches.

• Crown Thinning

Smaller sticks and branches are removed from the tree's canopy generating improved airflow and light exposure. This technique lessens tree weight and may hinder pest and disease habilitation.

• Crown Raising

Lower branch removal to achieve additional clearance under the tree, minimising the risk of structural damage of buildings caused by the lower overhanging branches.

• Crown Reduction

Involves decreasing the overall height and width of the tree, where both side and the top are pruned. Often this trimming procedure is used when a tree outgrows its location and /or is at risk of damaging surrounding properties. Some tree species however, are inadequate to undergo this maintenance technique.