Tree Surgery Techniques

Tree surgeons are experts in how to care for your trees and plants. They treat trees to combat disease, offer advice on how to care for them, and they also fell dead trees. The terminology and techniques they use can be confusing, so here's our guide to what everything means.

Crown Thinning

Crown thinning is where tree surgeons remove branches evenly across the tree to allow more light and air to pass through the tree. When crown thinning, a tree surgeon will make sure the tree keeps an even density of branches and foliage, and no more than a third of the leaf-baring area should be removed.

Crown Cleaning

Crown Cleaning is when a tree surgeon removes branches that are rubbing and crossing one another, and also dead wood. By removing these branches, the tree surgeon helps to reduce the risk of weak branches that could potentially 'split'. Removing dead wood reduces the risk of debris falling, as this can be dangerous if there are people around.

Crown Reduction

A tree surgeon must carry out crown reduction when a tree has grown too large for the space it is in, for example; if a tree starts to touch a building or is very close to it. Work usually involves shortening minor branches, but sometimes the tree must be dug up and re-planted somewhere else.

Crown Lifting

This is when a trees branches must be cut back to the main stem. Tree surgeons must do this to trees that are by a roadside so that the tree does not obstruct vehicles. Crown lifting can cause potential harm to the tree, as it leaves an open 'wound' which could then lead to decay.

Deadwooding

This is where the tree surgeon must remove all dead wood from the tree canopy, usually for the safety of people, as it can be dangerous for dead branches to overhang onto pathways or gardens.

Felling

Felling requires a lot of skill, as tree surgeons must follow many health and safety rules to ensure a tree is felled safely and without harming a person or property. If there is sufficient space a tree will be felled in one piece, but if there are obstructions such as a building, then it will be done in stages.

Pruning

Pruning is something you can do yourself, but if you do something wrong it may destroy the plant, so it's always best to get a tree surgeon in to do it for you.


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