Tree pruning and trimming
Pruning that starts with your house, not the tree.
Most pruning calls we get start the same way: something is over the roof, blocking the drive, or hanging above a bedroom window. We prune to fix the thing that is bothering you, without wrecking the tree in the process.
What we look at
Six things we check before a saw comes out
Roof and structure clearance
Limbs resting on shingles, rubbing the gutter line, or hanging over the chimney and service drop. Clearance is set so the limb does not come straight back into contact after one growing season.
Driveway and walkway access
Low branches over the drive, the mailbox, the sidewalk and the gate a truck or trailer has to pass through. We prune to a usable height rather than shearing the side of the tree.
Structural load
Long, heavy end weight, co-dominant stems with tight unions, and limbs that carry more than the attachment should. Reducing that load is usually cheaper than dealing with what happens when it fails.
Storm exposure
Deadwood, hangers left from the last storm, and the limbs pointed at the house on the side the weather comes from. This is the work that changes what a property looks like after a wind event.
Light and airflow
Thinning where the yard, the beds or the turf underneath are getting nothing, done selectively so the tree keeps enough canopy to stay stable.
Cuts that heal
Cuts made at the right point on the branch, sized so the tree can close them. We do not top trees, and we do not spike a tree that is staying.
How the visit goes
You will know what is being cut before we cut it.
We walk the trees with you, point at the specific limbs, and agree on the clearance you actually want. That goes into a written scope so the crew on site is working from the same list you approved. Brush is chipped and hauled, the beds and turf underneath get raked out, and the drive is blown clean before we leave.
Tell us which limbs are the problem.
Send the address, a photo of the tree from the house, and what you want cleared. We will look at it on site and write up a pruning scope with the clearance and cleanup spelled out.