Tree care and maintenance is often not a priority for many households because the importance and value are not well understood. Tree care helps promote healthy growing practices and improves the longevity of your tree.

Trimming and pruning are two different services performed using vastly different pieces of equipment to provide a better aesthetic and healthier landscape. Trimming is considered one of the most important parts of tree maintenance and should be done regularly. It involves cutting back overgrown plants or branches on a tree to promote healthy growth. Trimming dead or dying limbs from a tree is important because they have a higher risk of falling and potentially causing injuries, damage or destruction to your property. Pruning on the other hand, removes unnecessary branches that are dead, loose, or infected.  

There are several key benefits to trimming and pruning trees, including:

·      Proper growth and overall health.

·      Appearance and aesthetics.

·      Removing dead wood that is impeding growth; and

·      Pest and insect control.

Trimming and pruning may sound simple, but we can assure you it is not as easy as it looks! We do not recommend undertaking this as a DIY project. Here are a few reasons why you should hire a professional:

·      Can improve your curb appeal.

·      Can improve your tree health.

·      Prevent potential injuries.

·      Improper pruning or trimming can damage your trees or your property; and

·      It will save you time!

Before trimming or pruning a tree, our team of arborists will examine:

·      What will happen to the tree if a certain branch is removed?

·      If removing this branch will leave a big wound?

·      If removing this branch will take away a large amount of leaf-bearing material?

·      If removing this branch will leave the tree at an increased risk of disease?

We can help you determine which parts of a tree need to be trimmed or pruned to promote healthy growth. We can also help you to remove branches that are bothering you or in the way. In some cases, we may recommend tree crown reduction. This is the reduction in height and/or spread of the crown (the foliage bearing portions) of a tree. Crown reduction may be used to reduce mechanical stress on individual branches or the whole tree, making the tree more suited to its immediate environment or to reduce the effects of shading and light loss.

While some property owners might think that trimming their trees is a simple task that they can handle on their own, we recommend hiring professionals like us. This job takes a great deal of skill and expertise, and is dangerous without proper training, experience and equipment. It is quite easy to damage the tree and stunt its future growth if you do not trim or prune it properly. Hiring a professional is the best choice to ensure optimum tree health.