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Boise Valley Tree Trimming in Boise, Idaho -Powered By: Knappco Tree Service
The small tree that fit so well in your landscaping can become a 50 foot monster that shade out the vegetation below. Its branches could spread over your roof, press on your fences, or cross into the power lines. Limbs can cross a they grow crowding the crown of the tree.
Trimming the crown of the tree is removing live limbs from the tree to shape the tree and to open up the canopy to allow more light and air to the entire tree. It also allows for more successful landscaping under the tree. Thinning the crown can also help a tree pick a certain growth habit preventing it from getting too tall or to keep limbs from getting too invasive. The goal of tree crown thinning is to reduce the number and thickness of the tree branches in the crown. The beauty of a healthy tree can’t be understated. They add dappled shade to the garden, provide wildlife habitat and create natural barriers against nosy neighbors. branches in the crown. Crown thinning trees allows more light to come into the core of the branches to enhance the growth of leaves and stems. It also allows more air to circulate, which reduces fungal and pest problems. Additionally, thinning tree canopies reduce the weight to stabilize and strengthen the plant. Heavy thinning should be discouraged, as it can encourage the formation of unwanted growth, such as water spouts, but light thinning will encourage new needle or leaf growth, which provides increased photosynthesis and health. The light pruning required to open up the canopy and bring in a bit more light is mostly done on the outside of the tree. This is where heavy growth has caused limbs to branch out and shade lower secondary plants. Only the tips of the outer growth are taken back with proper canopy thinning. Excessive interior limb removal makes the plant unstable and weak. The only interior material you need to remove are water spouts and dead or broken limbs and stems. Thinning should keep the plant in as natural a form as possible and focus on making a balance of branches for a sturdy scaffold. The general rule is to remove no more than 15-20% of the foliage on mature trees to prevent spouts and weak growth. Thinning removes branches that are 2 inches thick. The thicker branches should only be removed if they are diseased or dead, as they form the scaffold of the plant and give it strength. The best time to prune is before the plant has begun new growth for the season and is dormant. Remove growth around the edges of the canopy for a tighter, more compact shape and then remove any broken and dead stems from the interior. Take care not to remove too much interior material as this produces a “lion’s tale” shape which is undesirable and weakens the tree. |
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