Tree Pruning & Trimming
Tree pruning is often necessary on urban trees in order to keep them healthy and free of hazards, and to make them work within the space available.
Don't Let Just Anyone Cut Your Trees
Damage done by humans is the number one reason for premature tree failure and death. There are hundreds of self-proclaimed “tree experts” damaging trees around the region every day. Whether this is due to a lack of knowledge, carelessness, or laziness, doesn’t matter. Once the damage is done, it is done. The tree’s owner is left to deal with the aftermath years after the poor work has been completed.
Why Choose Us?
Why choose Timberline Professional Tree Care to prune your trees? Timberline Professional Tree care is the highest-rated, most reviewed tree care contractor in our area. This is by design, and for good reason.
Not only are our consulting and sales arborists certified, but the people actually performing the work on your property have been through extensive training and testing to achieve the ISA Certified Arborist credential.
ISA Certified Arborists
Timberline has always made it policy to have at least one ISA Certified Arborist on every crew.
Satisfaction Guarantee
With Timberline, you can be assured that the highest-quality work will be performed, and we won’t rest until you’re satisfied.
Types of Pruning
Crown Cleaning
Crown cleaning involves traversing the entire canopy of a tree, top to bottom, removing all dead branches, interfering (crossing) branches, as well as defective or diseased branches. Crown cleaning is a detailed and intricate process that can take many hours on a large tree. Timberline’s Arborists are held to the highest standard when it comes to a complete and thorough job, and we won’t rest until your tree is as beautiful and healthy as it can be.
Target Pruning
Target pruning is removing selected branches to achieve a specific goal. These could be a couple of larger, dead branches, or possibly a branch that interferes with a light or flagpole. This type of pruning is usually less involved than crown cleaning, and usually less expensive.
Clearance Pruning
One of the most common requests for work to be performed, clearance pruning is the process of creating clearance between a tree and a structure. Typically a specific range of clearance is agreed upon, ie 10-12 feet, and the arborist on the job site will determine which branches to remove in order to achieve the desired clearance, while keeping the health and longevity of the tree in mind.
Vista Pruning
Vista pruning is the selective removal of certain branches to achieve or enhance a view. This process is as much art as it is skill. Timberline Arborists work directly with the property owners to remove select branches, making your trees an accent to the view, rather than impeding it.
Pruning for Shape
Trees are living creatures, each one unique to its site, genetics and available resources. Generally speaking, trees are not meant to be held to an unnatural shape, and doing so requires pruning on a near constant basis. The Arborists at Timberline can provide suggestions on what works best for the tree and the owner, and develop a plan of action to achieve these goals.
Reduction Pruning
Reduction pruning, in accordance with national standards, is the removal of no more than 1/3 of the canopy of a tree to reduce its size, or mitigate risk. This type of pruning is different than ‘Topping’ in that cuts are selective and always made to a lateral branch of proper size. While it is within standards to perform reduction pruning, The Arborists at Timberline Professional Tree Care generally don’t recommend reduction pruning, as it is usually not necessary and creates many open wounds on a tree. This practice is reserved for certain trees on strictly an as-needed basis.
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