To prolong or enhance the quality of life for your trees, it is very important to recognize what the real needs are

What to avoid:

	Trimming Red Oaks and Live Oaks between February 15 and June 1 can leave your beautiful Oak susceptible to Oak Wilt. Oak wilt is a fungus that will kill your Red Oak or Live Oak if it is not detected. To learn more about Oak Wilt, you can visit (Oak Wilt)
	Avoid over-trimming. Excessive thinning with some trees can actually damage them.
	Avoid removing trees unless you have a really good reason.

What to do:

	Dead wooding: if you see one dead branch that is wrist size or larger, chances are you have a multitude of thumb size or pencil size dead branches. A thorough cleaning of dead wood makes a tree happy. If a tree is properly thinned out, the lack of congestion can slow down a natural branch dying process.
	Recognize the structural integrity.
	Branches that rub any part of a house or garage need to be dealt with or any branch that is too low over driveways, sidewalks, streets, etc.
	It is also important to see if there are holes, cracks, rotten spots, or deformities in precarious places, such as a large lower section of trunk that supports a healthy crown.

Our trees are one of our most precious assets. If you have any questions as to the health and preservation of your trees, always call a professional Arborist. It's the smartest action you can take.

TREE CARE

We understand how each tree species will react to different types of treatments. Maintenance pruning can be done at any time of the year, with the exception of Fruit Trees, Live Oaks, Red Oaks, and White Oaks.

Basic Maintenance:
The removal of dead, dying, intersecting, weakly attached branches, and just a few suckers from the lower part of the canopy. Some trees do well when all of the interior new growth (suckers) is taken out. However some do not tolerate this.

Structural Trimming:
Removal of the lower limbs of a tree in order to provide clearance for: driveways, walkways, and buildings. Though the skirt line or the lowest part of the tree may not always be perfectly level, an ascending skirt line should be gradual and not jump from one height to another. Structural trimming is usually the best way to get more sun light for grass or plants that are striving for light.

Crown Reduction:
Pruning back leaders to lateral branches to reduce height and/or width of trees, can make a tree stockier and less spindly. This type of trimming can be beneficial for Pecan Trees which are naturally Spindly. Removing new interior growth can make spindly trees spindlier. Avoid over thinning and it is less likely that crown reduction will be needed. The same rules apply to fruit bearing Fruit Trees.

Cabling:
High Strength cables can be used to increase the structural integrity. Discretion and good common sense are advised. Consulting with a professional Arborist is the best way to determine to what extent your trees need to be cared for.