Regular tree pruning is required to restore and revitalise a trees health, aesthetics and shape. Although many companies advertise tree pruning or trimming services, few are experts. Treeline prides themselves on maintaining a team of professional certified arborists and tree climbers equipped with plenty of knowledge to prune many unique tree species.
To keep your trees looking good they need constant maintenance. Crown thinning and dead wooding achieve this. Storms and drought damage trees, and damaged or dead tree limbs can be a potential hazard. We use stump grinding to tidy up the job.
When it comes to ‘Lopping’ vs ‘Pruning’, TreeLine hopes to educate their customers about the merit of choosing the right method when caring for their trees.
The merits of correct pruning are described in the guidelines of Australian Standards 4373-2007 “Pruning of Amenity Trees”. This ensures the correct pruning procedures are followed. Proper pruning techniques enable a tree to fight against disease and help it to sustain a long healthy life.
Trees that are lopped are actually quite dangerous. When new growths emerge (referred to as ‘Epicormic’ growths) they are poorly attached to the outer layer of the tree. The long-term effect of lopping is that as these growths get bigger, they are much more susceptible to breakage which can cause injury or death to a person and damage to property.
Undue stress can be caused to a tree through tree lopping and can make it vulnerable to disease and decay. Open exposed wounds can become prone to pests invading the tree and making it unhealthy. When a tree is properly pruned (cut just beyond the branch collar) the tree is equipped to close the wound and therefore fight against the invasion of pests and decay.
There are also other serious consequences to tree lopping. When more than 50% of the tree’s canopy is removed, it starves the tree of vital energy reserves that it generates through its foliage. This also causes irreversible damage to the trees structure and the sun can actually scald the trees suddenly exposed bark.
Our qualified Arborists can determine what type of pruning is best for the individual tree to maintain its health and improve its appearance and safety. They can also advise whether or not a tree should be removed due to it being unsafe. Tree removal should be done by professionals as many things can go wrong if not done correctly.
• Dead-wooding
• Canopy thinning
• Crown reduction
• End weight reduction of lateral limbs
• Raising canopies
• Entrenchment
Good reasons to prune your trees:
• Promote healthy growth of a tree
• Enhance the natural shape
• Remove excess weight off a tree
• Allow more light to filter through
• To help control disease
• Improve safety of a tree
• It is a valuable investment, especially when done correctly the first time
The owner of this property in Duncraig initially thought her trees needed lopping but after talking to our certified arborist was very happy to have her trees professional pruned.
So if you believe your trees need lopping call TreeLIne. We can give you balanced, professional, advice on tree lopping verses tree pruning. Tree pruning or tree lopping, next time you drive through Duncraig or Wembley watch out for the TreeLine truck.
