How a Tree Surgeon Can Help With Height Reduction
When to Reduce a Tree’s Height
The most common reasons homeowners request a height reduction of a tree in their yard are that the tree has become too imposing for its location, or it’s encroaching upon power lines.
Other reasons to reduce a tree’s height include:
Safety
- When upper limbs or parts of the trunk are damaged or dying, these portions must be removed. Higher branches can fall upon lower ones, causing additional branches to fall and injure people or property.
- If branches are rubbing against one another excessively, they need to be trimmed back. This type of scraping often occurs within the same tree or among adjacent ones. Otherwise, the branches can knock each other to the ground.
- Trees that are touching power lines pose a fire hazard.
- Structurally unstable trees near your home are in danger of falling on it, especially during bad weather or storms.
Health
- Limbs affected by insects or fungus must be removed to protect the health of the entire tree.
- Another reason infected portions need to be trimmed is to prevent contagion of disease to surrounding trees.
Aesthetics
- Sometimes a large tree is blocking the view of a driveway, street, or yard.
- A tree may have grown in an irregular shape, appears top-heavy, or the upper portion (known as the crown) contains unsightly dead branches.
When performing a crown reduction, your tree surgeon will advise you on the amount of time the entire process will take. Sometimes it can be achieved in one day. At other times, the full height reduction will take place over an extended period, such as a year or longer. It depends upon the size, age, and general condition of the tree. If more than one-fourth of the crown is removed at one time, it can kill the tree. However, if the tree is creating safety risks, we’ll perform all the necessary trimming to protect your family and home.
For responsible and safe tree height reduction, contact the experienced tree surgeons at Advanced Tree and Shrub Care.