Types of Trimming

 

Dead Pruning, also known as crown cleaning, is the most basic trimming type involving the removal of dead branches intended to improve the tree’s overall appearance.

 

"A good maintenance tactic to keep in mind is carefully monitoring when dead branches fall and remove them immediately. Early removal helps minimize injury or damage to surrounding property. Also, it helps prevent sick or diseased branches from infecting others, while at the same time improving the aesthetics of the tree."

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Crown Thinning allows more light and air into the tree after removing weak secondary branches to create a balanced crown, without changing its appearance or size. In addition to allowing more light through the canopy, removing dead or weakened limbs also helps reduce the weight of heavy branches. Crown thinning is another maintenance step to include your regular care schedule.

Crown Lifting means removing or cutting off the lower branches of the tree crown to trim down the larger limbs’ mass. Crown lifting helps with clearing sidewalks and roads, including those that might interfere with your home, too.

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"For younger trees, crown lifting is effective and recommended instead of on mature trees because removing limbs could introduce advanced decaying in the area and lead to long-term issues."

 

Crown Reduction lowers the tree’s overall height because the focus is on removing terminal branches to preserve the main limb. Trained personnel are qualified to perform this type of tree trimming because they understand the tree growth pattern. Proper crown reduction allows the tree to thrive later, and dramatically lowers the risk of decaying after pruning.

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Pollarding involves removing the upper branches and leaving a framework of the secondary branches of the main stem. It promotes the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches. Pollarding starts when the tree is young and then performed at regular intervals over the tree’s life.

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Some Benefits of Tree Trimming

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Trimming the trees on your property has immense benefits for the trees and you. The most significant benefit is that it improves your trees’ overall health, and that’s essential to their long-term health.

When the trees get more sunlight because of timely Pruning, the process of photosynthesis occurs more often. Photosynthesis uses sunlight to allow organisms to transform the sun’s energy into chemical energy. The amount of photosynthesis that occurs depends entirely on the sun reaching the leaves on the tree. Trimming the higher branches exposes lower branches and enhancing photosynthesis.

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Regular trimming puts you up close to the trees, making disease detection more straightforward and more effective. You can report the disease early to a specialist and ensure timely attention to the issue. As you’re trimming your tree, you can improve its appearance, too.

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Palm Tree Trimming

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Why prune your palm tree? It helps prevent damage to the overall tree due to breakage. In addition, it eliminates a tempting place for rodents and other pests to nest. It is important to get the right balance with how much one prunes a palm tree because they only grow one leaf at a time. Palm trees are associated with warm climates and beautiful sceneries. However, they do need attention and care.

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A palm trimming service can help cut down the uncertainty of caring for your palms and can help you decide if palm removal is needed. Professionals will use industrial grade tools to ensure your palm trees are cared for and look their best. Palm trimming is also necessary when it blocks views from the sidewalk or driveway because it is a visual hazard. Palm pruning is needed especially when the tree is located near power lines since it is a fire hazard.

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Our staff uses industrial grade level tools that are sharpened and sterilized prior to pruning. Regular pruning and care of your palm trees will help reduce the amount of work that needs to be done on a tree throughout its lifetime. Palm trees not regularly maintained may end up needing to be removed at a much greater cost.

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The ideal time for palm pruning is in springtime. It is recommended to remove only yellow or brown colored leaves, not green ones. These dead and dying fronds can help protect the tree from the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. If a leaf does not come off easily, then it should be left alone. Older green leaves, that are typically darker in color, should be left because these older leaves help feed newer ones. These are all things our staff with their grade tools can take care of with our services.

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Our staff is trained in what the ideal shape should be for a healthy palm tree. It is not recommended to prune the palm into any unnatural shape. A palm is weakened when it is pruned their palm into a decorative shape, such as pineapple or thinning out the trunk. This can weaken the tree and put it at risk of falling.

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Palms grow naturally in a shape meant to protect it from the wind. Older, larger palm fronds are meant to protect younger, small palm fronds. Fronds typically take three to five years to mature. Older fronds are usually found underneath younger fronds. Our palm tree experts can assess your tree and determine what, if any fronds need to be removed.

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Our services including removing any parts of the palm tree that is pruned including any fruits and flowers. These items do take energy from the fronds and trunk. In addition, the falling fruit can attract unwanted pests. In some cases, it may be necessary to remove a palm tree. A professional palm removal service using industrial grade tools is recommended to safely remove a tree with minimal disruption to the surrounding landscape.

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