Tree Trimming and Pruning, Done by Real Arborists.

Seasonal pruning protects the health, structure, and long life of your trees. Expert pruning preserves a tree’s structural integrity and protects your property from storm damage hazards.

A knowledgeable crew stays current on science based pruning techniques, works across diverse tree species, and follows ANSI A300, the American National Standards Institute’s standard for tree pruning.

Signs Your Trees Need Pruning

You do not need an arborist’s eye to spot most of these. If any sound familiar, it is time to schedule a trim:

• Dead, broken, or hanging branches anywhere in the crown
• Limbs touching the roof, siding, or power lines, or hanging over where people walk and park
• Branches that cross and rub against each other, wearing through bark
• Two main trunks competing from the same point, a split waiting to happen
• A crown so dense you can’t see sky through it, which blocks light and traps moisture
• Mushrooms, dark streaks, or peeling bark on limbs, early signals of decay or disease
• No one has pruned the tree in three years or more

Reducing Risk to People, Pets, and Property

The first priority in pruning is detecting and removing diseased, broken, or dead branches and limbs that endanger people and structures, especially during severe weather. Beyond mitigating structural issues, this type of pruning can prevent disease causing fungi in one part of a tree from spreading to other areas.

Achieving Clearance Requirements

Low hanging branches that border walking paths, driveways, and buildings need pruning so trees don’t interfere with the safe passage of pedestrians and cars. On urban and suburban properties, that same concern extends to keeping limbs and foliage clear of sidewalks, roadways, and the visibility of traffic lights and street signs.

Avoiding and Treating Disease

Many tree diseases are driven by excess moisture. Chronic dampness in a tree’s foliage, stems, or root system, often caused by inadequate sunlight and air flow in the crown, can be a major contributor to disease. Pruning opens the leaf canopy to improve sunlight penetration and air flow.

Correcting Problems in Young Trees

Careful pruning of structural defects in young trees, known as developmental pruning, helps them grow with strong, attractive, healthy branch architecture. Thoughtful pruning while a tree is young reduces the chance of serious problems at maturity and avoids the need for costly corrective measures like cabling and bracing.

Restoration Pruning

Over time, often after storm damage or structural failure, the crown shape and branch structure of a mature tree can deteriorate. Restoration pruning by a skilled arborist can bring a tree back to its characteristic form and stimulate new, healthy growth. It requires advanced techniques applied over multiple pruning cycles.

What’s the Best Time of Year for Pruning?

Arborists perform pruning services throughout the year. For general tree health, pruning deciduous trees during dormancy, generally late fall through winter, works best, after leaves have fallen and before new leaves form. Evergreens are typically pruned late in their winter dormant season, just before new growth begins.