Tree Crown Work Wirral Tree Pruning Service

Expert Tree Pruning Wirral

If you have an overgrown tree in your garden, have tree that is looking unhealthy, causing you to worry or obstructing your view, and you are looking for crown lifting, crown thinning or reduction, we welcome you to call us for tree pruning advice and help. We know that making time to maintain and managing trees can be hard so we offer a quality local service for tree pruning Wirral clients thank us for. Why? Because we take care of all the maintenance your trees need in a way that will preserve their health, keep them looking great and fulfilling your needs.

Trees are an eco friendly stand-out feature of your garden and can give you enjoyment for many years if they are looked after properly. But also, without the correct attention customers can put themselves and their property as well as the surrounding area in danger. For example if a large limb of a tree is damaged or diseased and at risk of falling, early intervention with professional tree crown work will be needed.

Our tree pruning Wirral service includes, where necessary, reducing the weight of the crown to make it a bit smaller and improve it's look and shape; Crown lifting, that focuses on the lower branches to improve access below; and crown thinning which takes some density out of the canopy. We're driven by the conservation and preservation of trees. If you need tree crown work Wirral customers can call us to discuss their needs. We try to keep tree crown reduction cost low to meet all budgets.

Tree Crown Work Wirral

Crown Lifting

Crown lifting, also known as crown raising, is undertaken to improve access and to make sure that vehicles and pedestrians can pass safely underneath without injury or accidents. Crown lifting involves removing branches and limbs from the lower section of the crown to effectively lift up the crown's overall height, or preparing the lower branches for future removal. It doesn't, however, include removing any of the large branches growing directly from the trunk because this would injure the tree and allow disease and decay to enter through the wound - this would cause the tree to eventually die. For older, more mature trees, crown lifting is restricted to secondary branches or shortening the primary branches.

Aside from improving access underneath a tree, crown lifting, like reducing the crown, allows more light to pass through the lower part of the crown. This means that younger trees, or plants and shrubs below the crown, can grow well. With crown lifting, all projects are specified in terms of a clearance level above a fixed point/height, e.g. ‘crown lifting to give 6m clearance above ground level’ and should be restricted to less than 15% of the overall crown height.

Crown Thinning

Crown thinning is undertaken primarily to improve a tree’s shape and structure. It is a tree pruning service technique used mostly on hardwood trees like oak, beech and ash trees, and involves shortening, tree pruning and/or removing secondary branches usually around the outer part of the tree crown. Crown thinning however is on the basis of retaining the tree's natural form, size and shape. Instead of cutting branches shorter, it's about reducing the secondary branches throughout to effectively ‘thin’ the crown, but should not exceed more than 30% overall.

Another purpose of crown thinning is to reduce it's wind resistance and the risk of it uprooting in extreme winds and in stormy weather. It also encourages growth and as with crown reduction and crown lifting, also increases how much light that can pass through.