Pruning
A nicely pruned tree can look like a work of art and there are many reasons to consider getting a tree pruned. Pruning can reduce weight on the downhill side of a lean, making a tree safer for a nearby home. Pruning can allow for improved views, or improved light. Pruning removes dead or dangerous limbs making trees safer and more beautiful. Pruning can also reduce the amount of leaf or needle litter that is deposited on your roof. Wherever possible, we seek a pruning solution over a total removal.
Removals
Sometimes it is necessary to completely remove a tree. This can be due to a danger presented by the tree, such as a significant lean, or due to the tree's condition, such as when a tree dies or becomes diseased. Removals begin with stripping the limbs off the tree. These can be dropped, or, if there are structures or fragile plants below, lowered using ropes and rigging techniques. Once the tree is limbed, the trunk is removed by taking short sections and either dropping them in to a "nest" of limbs on the ground or lowering them off of the trunk itself.
Fruit Trees
Pruning fruit trees increases their yield and keeps fruit growing where it can be easily reached. New growth does not produce fruit and shades the interior of the tree, which can lower production on the woody, fruit producing limbs. Careful pruning allows for sunlight to penetrate the interior of the tree, removes diseased and dead wood, and maintains the appearance of your trees. Fruit trees are best pruned in Winter.
Firewood
Wood can be cut in to lengths specified by the client and saved for personal use or be given away to friends as firewood. Unseasoned wood needs to be stored in a dry place for a year before burning. During pruning there is often dead, seasoned wood removed which can be burned after only a few days of drying.