Tree pruning operations can vary depending on several factors, i.e species, height, width, age & proximity to buildings.
Listed below is the most commonly used operations.
Crown cleaning is the removal of dead, dying, diseased, crowded, weakly attached and low-vigor branches from the crown of a tree.
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Crown thinning is the selective removal of branches to increase light penetration and air movement through the crown.Thinning opens the foliage of a tree and reduces weight on heavy limbs, without compromising the tree's natural shape.
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Crown lifting removes the lower branches from a tree in order to provide clearance for buildings, vehicles, pedestrians and vistas. |
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Crown reduction reduces the size of a tree, often for clearance for utility lines. Reducing the height or spread of a tree is best accomplished by pruning back the leaders and branch terminals to lateral branches that are large enough to assume the terminal roles (at least one-third the diameter of the cut stem). Compared to topping, this helps maintain the form and structural integrity of the tree.
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Pollarding involves removing a percentage (normally between 25% and 40%) of the crown of a semi-mature tree. The re-growth is then removed at regular intervals to restrict both the height and spread of the tree.