Pruning
Proper pruning, especially for young trees, is crucial for health and structure. Most trees are pruned far too late in their life cycle, with large, expensive cuts that incur decay and ultimately leave the tree weaker than it was before.
When pruning, we focus on what we are doing FOR the tree, rather than what we are doing TO the tree. Proactive pruning earlier in a tree’s life can save you time, money and the headache of dealing with structural failures in the decades to come.
Pruning Services
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Ground-Based Pruning
Professional pruning for younger trees, fruit trees and shrubs. An affordable investment in your landscape that creates better structure and yields every season.
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Aerial Pruning
For larger trees and those with underlying targets, the best cuts are made by accessing the canopy. We use ropes and rigging to ensure safer, cleaner pruning outcomes for mature landscape trees.
Pruning vs. “Trimming”
Proper pruning, according to the ANSI300 industry standard, targets individual branches to improve structure, remove diseased and dead branches, and improve yields in food-bearing plants (among other things). “Trimming”- and “Topping”, for that matter- involves indiscriminately cutting stalks and/or branches at arbitrary locations for clearance, as in the utility industry, or for aesthetics. These arbitrary cuts, when made on certain plant species, can leave stubs, incur decay, and promote unwanted growth, which will invariably lead to poorer structure and increased maintenance costs.
