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Tree Pruning "Pruning is the most common tree maintenance procedure. Although forest trees grow quite well with only nature's pruning... landscape trees require a higher level of care to maintain their safety and aesthetics. Pruning should be done with an understanding of how the tree responds to each cut. Improper pruning can cause damage that will last the life of the tree, or worse... shorten the tree's life." ISA There is a lot more to "Proper Pruning" than meets the eye! It's not just a matter of grabbing a saw and start chopping away. Unless of course you don't want a tree any more! It takes many years to grow a decent size tree. It takes less than 5 minutes to ruin it forever. If you don't know what you are doing... and want to preserve your tree, it may be best to call a professional to do the job right. When we prune trees there are some basic goals we try to strive for. First is the overall health of the tree. Dead limbs, broken limbs and branch stubs should be pruned out. This allows the tree to compartmentalize or close the wound. Next we look for crossing limbs; limbs that have been allowed to grow over the top of another... creating wounds as they rub each other. We look for limbs with included bark or other defects. We try to promote good branch scaffolding. Then we do selective thinning out on the ends of branches. This allows for sunlight to penetrate throughout the crown of the tree in order to keep interior branches alive. Selective thinning also helps reduce the potential for storm damage. Once the health needs of a tree are met... we turn to the "human needs" aspect of pruning. Safety is always a concern. Trees can be gigantic in size and weigh tons. The potential of limbs or entire trees falling always exists. The presence of decay and other structural defects need to be identified and remedial action taken. In some cases a large limb may need to be removed. A crotch with included bark may need to be cabled to help keep it from splitting. In worse cases the tree may need to be removed. No tree is worth a human life... and sometimes removing the tree is the only option. One thing we don't believe in is... Tree Pruning Part 2 Article written by: Kevin Jones - Jones Tree & Lawn, Inc. |
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