Tree Trimming | Austin, Texas

Certified Arborists understand how each tree species will react to different types of tree trimming. Arborists must understand tree biology and their requirements in order to optimize the health and structure of trees through pruning. Most regular maintenance tree trimming can be done at any time of the year. If you have questions concerning time of year for tree trimming, Austin Tree Surgeons is here to help.

Austin Tree Surgeons adheres to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A300 standards for tree trimming/pruning. Improper tree pruning can cause damage that remains for the life of the tree.

Ball Moss Removal:

Ball Moss removal is a standard part of tree trimming/pruning as well. Ball Moss is not harmful to the tree but it can be unsightly and therefore desirable to have it trimmed out.

Crown Clean-out:
The removal of dead, dying, crossover, weakly attached branches and sprouts from a tree's canopy. Crown clean-out is the most popular of our tree pruning procedures.

Crown Elevation:
Removal of the lower limbs of a tree in order to provide clearance for driveways, walkways, homes and buildings.

Crown Reduction:
Pruning back leaders to lateral branches to reduce height and/or width of tree. In most cases, this procedure is only done as a last resort to prevent complete removal of the tree. An example of this would be when a tree is growing under electrical lines and the customer does not wish to remove the tree.

Vista Pruning:
Tree trimming in which the customer would like to create a view. For an example: Customer would like to see the lake and tree branches are obstructing their view or a business in which their business sign needs to be noticed from the road and tree branches are inhibiting this.

Cabling/Bolting:
Involves the installation of high strength cables and/or threaded rod to increase structural integrity in trees. This is done with limbs growing at odd angles, co-dominant limbs with a weak attachment, limbs that have split and would like to prevent further cracking therefore the cables are installed to restrict movement and to take weight off the split attachment.

When pruning trees, these are the only cuts that should be made:

• Eliminating crossover limbs that intersect and rub against each other
• Removing dead or weak branches that may be hazardous or may lead to decay
• Removing diseased and insect infested limbs (This prevents or slows infestation into healthy parts of the tree)
• Removing limbs damaged by storm conditions (Splits or tears)
• Removing limbs that interfere with wires, homes or buildings
• Eliminating excessive tip weight to reduce breakage
• Sprouts and Suckers can be removed to center thin the tree allowing wind to blow through the tree and light to penetrate the yard so that grass can grow properly.
• Training of young trees for future structural integrity.