Tree Pruning

Professional Tree Trimming & Pruning Services

There are ANSI A300 industry standards for tree pruning. JL Tree Service Inc.’s estimators can provide recommendations based on the specific tree needs of our customers. Every tree is different and the goals for each customer and their trees vary. An arborist’s job is to focus on the care and management of trees in urban forestry. Our arborists have expert opinions and only recommend the best pruning methods for our customer’s trees. When you need a reliable tree pruning company, there’s no better team than JL Tree Service.

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There are many different types of tree pruning. Trees for the most part can take care of themselves, however, when people and trees come together – urban forestry, this is when tree pruning and maintenance is necessary.

Tree Cutting & Pruning Methods

Crown Cleaning

Crown Cleaning a tree involves pruning the deadwood, diseased, and dying limbs out of the canopy of a tree. Crossing and rubbing limbs are also generally pruned. This type of pruning is extremely beneficial for health and promotes longevity for a tree.

Crown Thinning

Crown Thinning a tree involves lightly pruning the interior limbs of at tree canopy. Generally, this is done to achieve more sunlight on a customer’s lawn, or to prevent storm damage. Lightly thinning the interior allows for wind flow to better flow through the canopy, thus reducing the chances of limb failure in a storm. Usually, it is recommended to only cut approximately 10-15% of the live growth in the interior and to avoid lion tailing.

Crown Raising

Crown Raising a tree involves elevating or cutting the lower limbs of a tree canopy. This type of pruning is usually done to achieve visibility or to allow lawnmowers to be able to mow grass underneath without a tree limb in the way, or anything else such as cars and people to be able to pass underneath the tree’s canopy. Elevating the low limbs on a tree can also allow for structure or clearance pruning as described below. A tree-cutting service in Montgomery County such as this one will not only make your property more aesthetically pleasing but safer as well.

Crown Reduce

Crown Reducing a tree involves lightly thinning out the top of a tree canopy. Do not mistake this for tree topping. Topping is NOT a recommended pruning method and should be avoided. A proper crown reduction will reduce the overall crown height and canopy, without altering branch integrity. This type of pruning minimizes storm damage and reduces the chances that larger taller trees from falling or uprooting in a storm. We often call this type of pruning a light thinning or selective prune in the top of the canopy. Usually, there won’t be a lot of brush or limbs coming out of the tree, but only a selective set of branches the arborist cuts.

Clearance Pruning

Clearance pruning a tree involves cutting a tree limbs away from a structure by a certain # of feet. Proper cuts should be made according to ANSI standards by a tree pruning company; always cut back to the nearest lateral growth and never cut in the middle or inter-node of a branch. Clearance pruning is usually done to clear houses, roofs, sheds, cars, and encroaching limbs.

Shaping

Shaping a tree canopy should really only be done on shrubs and bushes – not trees. Larger trees can be shaped but only by a selective prune with proper cuts – not topping. Small shrubs and bushes like Holly trees, bush hedges, and other shrubs and bushes can be shaped how you like them. Some green should always be left or the plant has been shaped too hard and faces the chance of declining. Hand shears are usually used when shaping is completed. Usually, shears are used for this method of pruning on very selective types of trees such as smaller shrub evergreens or privacy hedges. If you’re looking for a tree trimming service in Northern, VA, we’ve got you covered!

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