Tree Trimming Tips from Melbourne's Tree Service Experts | Melbourne, VIC
The work involved with trimming and pruning trees is often underestimated. The appearance and ultimately the success of your landscape depends largely on arboriculture knowledge. Proper tree trimming techniques remain the same whether it’s done by a qualified tree arborist. If we take good care of our trees right, they will thrive and be healthy.
If shrubs or trees fail to have the correct pruning remedy for their location and lighting, they cannot thrive and stay healthy. An average homeowner usually has poor results when attempting to trim their own trees and shrubs. Improper trimming and pruning of plants can be worse for your plant's health than no trimming at all.
Basic Tree Trimming & Pruning Guidelines:
• Always have a reason or purpose for trimming (to enhance the natural aesthetic of the plant, to remove branches that are a hazard to the home or other landscape; limbs are dead or diseased, etc.)
• Remove structurally weak or dead limbs first for tree health.
• Make pruning cuts just outside the branch collar, but not completely flush to the trunk.
• Prune forked trunks to one dominant trunk to improve trees form and health.
• Prune all branches up to the desired first branch height.
• If a permanent branch must be shortened, prune it back to a bud or lateral branch.
• A rule-of-thumb for the vertical spacing of permanent branches is pruning back to a distance equal to 3% of the tree’s eventual height.
If your trees and shrubs need trimming or pruning, contact the tree care professionals at ArborCraft Tree Services to evaluate your needs. Our certified arborists are professionally trained to trim your trees for both aesthetic appeal and maximum tree health, to improve the look and functionality of your landscape.
Call today for a site evaluation by a certified arborist or for more information visit www.arborcrafttreeservices.com.au.
