Benefits and Best Practices of Tree and Shrub Pruning
The objective of pruning is to produce strong, healthy, attractive plants. By understanding how, when and why to prune, and by following a few simple principles, this objective can be achieved. The main reasons for pruning ornamental and shade trees include safety, health, and aesthetics. In addition, pruning can be used to stimulate fruit production and increase the value of the tree.
Pruning for safety involves removing branches that could fall and cause injury or property damage, trimming branches that interfere with lines of sight on streets or driveways, and removing branches that grow into utility lines. Safety pruning can be largely avoided by carefully choosing species that will not grow beyond the space available to them, and have strength and form characteristics that are suited to the site.
Pruning for aesthetics involves enhancing the natural form and character of trees or stimulating flower production. Pruning for form can be especially important on open-grown trees that do very little self-pruning.
Pruning as a cultural practice can be used to supplement or replace these natural processes and increase the strength and longevity of plants.
Stokes Tree Solutions specializes in all types of prunings including Crown Cleaning, Crown Restoration, Elevation, and Dead-wooding.
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Tom and his crew did a wonderful, professional job of taking down our large oak in our backyard. They worked safely, cleaned up well and even moved our trampoline and left us firewood. The customer service and price were great.
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