Tree Health and Pruning
Pruning and trimming, when executed correctly, can offer a variety of benefits to trees that include improved health and appearance, increased strength resulting in less risk of stem and branch breakage, enhanced views, and increased flowering. When done incorrectly, however, trimming and pruning can cause significant tree stress, weakened structure, increased susceptibility to infection, and even decline.
With each pruning and trimming project, we follow ANSI A300 Pruning Standards, which are recognized and accepted by arborists across the nation. Some techniques such as tree topping especially harmful
Our crew has the knowledge and experience to get your job done quickly, safely, and affordably. Alpha Tree Service is fully insured and licensed to work throughout the South Carolina Midlands and beyond. Contact us today to learn more about our Tree health and Pruning solutions.
With each pruning and trimming project, we follow ANSI A300 Pruning Standards, which are recognized and accepted by arborists across the nation. Some techniques such as tree topping especially harmful
Our crew has the knowledge and experience to get your job done quickly, safely, and affordably. Alpha Tree Service is fully insured and licensed to work throughout the South Carolina Midlands and beyond. Contact us today to learn more about our Tree health and Pruning solutions.
When we begin our assessment, the first thing we consider is your objective. Is your objective to remove a possible hazard? Is it to provide routine maintenance pruning to a prized tree? Perhaps it is simply to trim branches away from a building? Whatever your goals may be, we have the necessary solutions. Here are some of the types of tree pruning that we offer:
Reduction/Shaping: Selective pruning to decrease the height and/or spread of the canopy and/or to achieve a desired shape.
Thinning: Pruning to reduce the density of live branches, often by removing entire branches. This type of trimming helps allow more sunlight penetration and increased airflow throughout the crown of the tree. It can also be used to reduce the weight of the canopy at certain key points along the trunk.
Structural pruning: This is selective trimming used to develop strong tree structure and decrease the possibility of future mechanical failure. This type of pruning is particularly important for younger, smaller trees and often involves training a dominant, upright stem with well-spaced branches so as to create maximum structural integrity for a tree as it ages.
Restoration pruning: Trimming that is aimed at improving the structure, form, and appearance of a tree that has been damaged.
Targeted pruning: Especially when hazard reduction is the goal, we will target very specific branches to be removed.
Vista pruning: Trimming to allow a specific view, usually by creating view “windows” through the tree’s crown.
Reduction/Shaping: Selective pruning to decrease the height and/or spread of the canopy and/or to achieve a desired shape.
Thinning: Pruning to reduce the density of live branches, often by removing entire branches. This type of trimming helps allow more sunlight penetration and increased airflow throughout the crown of the tree. It can also be used to reduce the weight of the canopy at certain key points along the trunk.
Structural pruning: This is selective trimming used to develop strong tree structure and decrease the possibility of future mechanical failure. This type of pruning is particularly important for younger, smaller trees and often involves training a dominant, upright stem with well-spaced branches so as to create maximum structural integrity for a tree as it ages.
Restoration pruning: Trimming that is aimed at improving the structure, form, and appearance of a tree that has been damaged.
Targeted pruning: Especially when hazard reduction is the goal, we will target very specific branches to be removed.
Vista pruning: Trimming to allow a specific view, usually by creating view “windows” through the tree’s crown.