Tree trimming & cutting
Why Trim your trees?
- Prevent spread of disease: Removing dead and diseased branches can actually benefit the whole tree and even save it. Dead and dying branches can be a site of infection where insects, pest, and fungi can enter the tree. Carefully pruning trees can increase sunlight and air giving it the boost needed to recover from its illness and stay nice & strong for you. There's plenty of valuable trees in Lansing that are quite old. These trees provide great shade & comfort to homeowners, it would be a shame to see any of these wonderful trees die from a disease. We will do our best to keep these trees alive.
- Over Growth: When trees become over grown, they often block precious sunshine from your home, or hang dangerously over the house, which can be a potential for serious damage if a storm comes in and knocks it down.
- To maintain structure & beauty: Many landscapes require trees to serve as important aesthetic anchor points, therefore it is important to keep these trees the right shape and size. When these trees become too big, the yard can look disorganized and disjointed. If you care for a really nice looking yard begin incorporating professional tree trimming & pruning to have a bigger effect than you could ever image.
- Avoid Massive Raking Sessions: When Fall comes and you have many overgrown trees in your yard, you could be booked up for several weekends trying to clean up after all the dead leaves in the yard. It may be time for a much needed hair cut on all your trees. We'll come trim them while maintaining their great shape, while making a big reduction in leaf load & ensure that the tree makes quick recovery. We know what trees can be safely trimmed depending on the season.
When to Prune?
This depends on why you are pruning. Pruning dead branches and light pruning can be done in any season. If you are after other goals here are some basic guidelines.
Winter Pruning
Pruning during dormant periods is the most common practice. Proper pruning during a period that is past the coldest part of the winter can lead to vigorous burst of new growth in the spring if this is what you are after. Some trees like birch, maple, walnut may bleed where the sap runs down but this is normal and will cease soon enough as the tree heals.
Summer Pruning
To dwarf a tree from becoming too large, proper pruning may be required after the rapid growth stage in the spring. This ensures that you keep the tree at the size that's right for your property by reducing the surface area of leaves, the tree produces less "food" from the sun thus maintaining or "dwarfing" its size to a manageable level.
Fall Pruning
Pruning should most likely be avoided in the fall when spores and fungi is rapidly spreading and the trees healing speed is winding down.
Winter Pruning
Pruning during dormant periods is the most common practice. Proper pruning during a period that is past the coldest part of the winter can lead to vigorous burst of new growth in the spring if this is what you are after. Some trees like birch, maple, walnut may bleed where the sap runs down but this is normal and will cease soon enough as the tree heals.
Summer Pruning
To dwarf a tree from becoming too large, proper pruning may be required after the rapid growth stage in the spring. This ensures that you keep the tree at the size that's right for your property by reducing the surface area of leaves, the tree produces less "food" from the sun thus maintaining or "dwarfing" its size to a manageable level.
Fall Pruning
Pruning should most likely be avoided in the fall when spores and fungi is rapidly spreading and the trees healing speed is winding down.