You may think of tree pruning as something done to make a tree look better. While improved appearance is certainly among the upsides, pruning is fundamentally a tree health practice. And it’s an important one. Here are some of the many benefits professional pruning services provide to your trees and landscape:

Reducing Risk to People, Pets, and Property

Our first priority in pruning services is the detection and removal of diseased, broken, or dead tree branches and limbs that present a danger to surrounding people and structures, especially during severe weather.



In addition to mitigating structural issues, pruning of this type can prevent disease-causing fungi on one part of the tree from penetrating and infecting other areas of your tree.

When dangerous or diseased limbs are removed, it sometimes requires the careful pruning or removal of live branches by a skilled arborist in order to preserve the tree’s structural integrity and appearance.

Achieving Clearance Requirements

It is important to prune low-hanging tree branches that border walking paths, driveways, and surrounding buildings so that the tree does not interfere with the safe passage of pedestrians and cars. On urban properties, those concerns further extend to ensure the tree limbs and foliage on the homeowner’s property do not impede public sidewalks and roadways, or the visibility of traffic lights and street signs.

Avoiding and Treating Disease

Many tree diseases are promoted by excess moisture. So circumstances that can cause chronic dampness in the tree’s foliage, stems, or root system — including inadequate sunlight and air flow in the tree’s crown — can be major contributors to its diseased state.

For that reason, pruning the affected tree (and/or any nearby trees that may be crowding it) can open up its leaf canopy to improve sunlight penetration and air flow. Those improved conditions can help the tree avoid the occurrence of moisture-related pathogens, or improve the success of the arborist’s preventive treatments for those diseases.

Correcting Problems in Young Trees

The careful pruning of structural defects in young trees, known as developmental tree pruning, helps young trees grow up with a strong, attractive, and healthy branch architecture. Thoughtful pruning of trees when they are young can reduce the chance of serious problems when they mature — and avoid the need for costly corrective measures like cabling and bracing.

Restoration Pruning

Over time, often as a result of storm damage or structural failure, the crown shape and branch structure of a mature tree can deteriorate. That’s when we advocate “restoration pruning” by a skilled arborist to bring the tree back to its characteristic form and stimulate new, healthy growth. To reap the rewards, restoration pruning requires advanced techniques applied over multiple pruning cycles. But the renewed splendor and vigor of a beloved landscape tree can be well worth the effort!

Improving the View

The strategic pruning, thinning, or removal of branches in a tree’s canopy can be performed to give property owners an improved view. This creates visual access to lakes, valleys, or other picturesque views, while maintaining your privacy where desired.