Grand Prairie, TX Residential Tree Service
Tree trimming on residential property helps trees stay healthy. Removing dead branches helps prevent injury from falling limbs and can protect personal property. Removing excessive overgrowth keeps the tree branches healthy and light. We also provide emergency tree service during natural disasters or any other tree emergency.
Is It Tree Trimming or Tree Pruning?
This is a great question. According to the International Society of Arboriculture or also known as ISA the correct term is pruning. Trimming refers more to shrubs and hedges as a way to sculpt for design purposes.
Both tree trimming and tree pruning wording get interchanged all the time, but we understand what you want to be done to your trees.
What is Tree Pruning?
According to the ISA Texas the purpose of “proper tree pruning is to remove dying, diseased, or injured wood, crossing or crowded branches and restructures tree shape to reduce tree height.”
Proper pruning helps thin the tree’s canopy can help increase light and air movement within the canopy, reduce the occurrence of some diseases and reduce wind resistance. Pruning can also influent the amount of vegetative growth and flower bug formation.
When is the best time to Tree Pruning?
Winter is the best time to prune a tree. The tree is less active and can prepare to put on new buds for the spring.
What if I have a tree emergancy?
Severe weather can cause havoc on a, even if the tree is properly pruned. DO NOT APPROACH THE TREE! There may be downed power lines that you can not see. Call the Grand Prairie, Tx Tree Service professionals to assess the situation. All life-threatening limbs or limbs that have fallen on your property should be removed immediately! Then have the tree reevaluated a few months later for any additional pruning.