Pruning:
Specific types of pruning may be necessary to maintain a mature tree in a healthy, safe, and attractive condition.
Cleaning:
Removal of dead, dying, diseased, crowded, weakly attached, and low-vigor branches from the crown of a tree. The outward appearance of the tree is affected very little.
Thinning:
Selective removal of branches to increase light penetration and air movement through the crown. Thinning opens the foliage of a tree, reduces weight on heavy limbs, and helps retain the tree’s natural shape.
Crown Raising:
Removes the lower branches from a tree in order to provide clearance for buildings, vehicles, pedestrians, and vistas.
Crown Restoration:
Training and thinning sprouts to a central leader after storm damage to bring the tree back to proper form. It must be done gradually in order to be effective.
Reduction:
Reduces the size of a tree, often for clearance for utility lines.
