Dead Wooding & Safe Branch Removal
Dead wooding is carried out to remove dead, diseased or dying wood and any dangerous branches or perhaps simply for cosmetic reasons. This is usually done for safety reasons to prevent dead wood from falling from the tree and improve the tree's general health and appearance.
Dead or dying branches can harbour pests, diseases or fungi as well as being potentially dangerous. Dead, overhanging branches close to roads or pathways could fall, causing damage or injury. Dead wooding is particularly recommended where children may be playing.
Pruning or Thinning
Our pruning techniques include Crown Lifting, Crown Reduction, Crown Thinning and Tree Pollarding. Often we remove some of the healthy wood. This may be formative pruning to improve the future development and structure of the tree, for example removing a competing leader in a juvenile tree, thinning the crown to permit new growth and better air circulation, or reducing the tree's height to lessen shade or wind throw. We also remove obstructing lower branches or simply shape a tree for aesthetic purposes. With fruit trees, pruning can be carried out to increase the crop.
Incorrect pruning can structurally weaken a tree and/or provide access to pests and diseases, so it is important to have your trees pruned by a qualified arborist.
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