Pruning or trimming of trees, could be carried out for various reasons in our urban co-existence with nature. Mainly, it is done for the overall health of a tree, where one focuses on removing dead, dying & diseased branches. It is sometimes good to trim the branches that rub together and open up the tree canopy to let light through, for your lawn or plants to grown underneath. A qualified arborist would make sure that he won’t remove more than 1/3rd of the foliage away and not allow the tree to go under a sudden impact or stress. A tree would need time to recover before anymore foliage can be removed off it.
Other reasons for pruning a tree apart for its health could be, tree aesthetics, tree leaning on to a house or neighbour’s property, pruning away from powerlines and several such urbanisation reasons for safety.
Not all Arboriculture and Landscaping companies have qualified tree surgeons that can deliver pruning works to Australian standards. When GTS undertakes tree pruning we conform to AS4373-2007 -Pruning of Amenity Trees. For the best Tree Pruning and Trimming of your shrubs in Perth, Western Australia, you need a qualified arborist working for an ISO approved arboriculture company like GTS-(Geoff’s Tree Service). GTS has the experience and the knowledge to know exactly how to prune your trees safely and maximise their potential.
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Working to Australian standards maximises the chance to ensure that juvenile trees are pruned or trimmed to develop sound structures, reducing potential problems as the tree matures. We have several qualified arborists, that provide tree trimming or tree pruning services in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
Using the wrong pruning cuts can leave your tree exposed to tree disease and insect infestation. This can lead to a reduction in the aesthetic value of your trees, compromise their health, and possibly lead to their eventual death.
Properly pruned tree branches form a callus where the removed branch once was. This callus is essential to the health of the tree. Most tree branches that are cut back to the trunk or a main branch will require precise cuts to prevent damage to the bark. The first two cuts starting from the lower to the upper, removes the weight from the tree branch and then the final cut is designed for the best callus growth. We call it a ‘ridge collar cut’ in arboriculture.
Pruning trees may seem like a large project – and it can be. We recommend leaving large, established trees to qualified arborists and tree care professionals. They have the appropriate equipment and training to remove large branches safely.
Choose GTS for a quality tree trimming service. GTS follows Australian standards when carrying out our work to ensure our customers & their trees are getting high quality tree care.
There are many ways to prune a tree, to improve both its health and its shape. The goal of each is to create, good light, air circulation, aesthetics and strength. The four most popular tree pruning methods in general pruning are, crown thinning, crown raising, crown reduction and crown cleaning. You may notice that each pruning method involves the crown of the tree. That's because the crown of the tree is essential for producing leaves for photosynthesis. Without a strong and healthy crown, the rest of the tree will weaken over time.
The other two popular methods are formative pruning and corrective pruning. GTS has always tried to advise its clients into formative pruning.
Formative pruning is the process of shaping a tree when it is young or juvenile, to increase or to develop its sound structure. Every variety has a different natural growth habit, but unpruned trees will produce a crown cluttered with branches.
Corrective pruning is a horticultural practice that controls the direction and thickness that a plant grows in.
Crown thinning involves trimming a tree to remove specific live branches to reduce the overall density of a tree. Thinning is the most common pruning performed on mature trees.
Crown raising lifts the bottom edge of tree limbs up to clear for traffic, buildings or a view.
Crown reduction is a tree pruning method generally used on older, more mature trees.
Crown cleaning is the removal of dead, diseased and broken branches when trimming a tree.
There is never a bad time to remove dead, damaged or diseased branches. But most trees benefit from pruning in mid to late winter. Pruning during dormancy, encourages new growth as soon as the weather gets warmer. The lack of leaves, allows you to easily identify branches and limbs requiring removal.
Trimming trees in summer isn't really popular, but sometimes can be beneficial if performed with caution. Experienced arborists can use summer pruning to direct growth by slowing down the development of a tree or branch.
The terms pruning and trimming are often used interchangeably, but surprising to most, there is a difference between the two. When you are removing the dead, loose, or infected branches or stems from its respective plant, you are pruning. Trimming, on the other hand, occurs when you are cutting back overgrown plants.
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