Tree Trimming and Pruning
Not every tree needs to come down. Most just need the right limbs off: away from the roof, off the power drop, and out of the deadwood stage before gravity does it for you.
Trimming and pruning is the regular work that keeps good trees good: clearance cuts off the roof and driveway, deadwood out of the canopy, and crossing or storm-cracked limbs removed before they choose their own moment to fall.
There is a right way to do this. Cuts placed properly heal over; random hacking invites rot and ruins the shape of a tree that took decades to grow. Our crew prunes to help the tree, and we will tell you honestly when a tree needs more than a trim, or less.
Trimming is also the cheapest insurance you can put on the trees you love. The limb that gets removed on a calm day never becomes the limb that comes through the ceiling in a windstorm. If you are looking at something hanging over the house right now, send the form or call and we will take a look.
When a trim happens matters, not only how the cuts are made. The Davidson County tree calendar goes month by month through what the weather and the trees are doing here, and where pruning falls in that year.
What moves the number on a trimming job, from how high the cuts go to what the limbs hang over, is set out in what drives a tree trimming quote. For limbs that will carry ice over the roof in winter, ice storms and Piedmont trees has what the agencies say to prune before the season.
- Roof, driveway, and walkway clearance cuts
- Deadwood removed from the canopy
- Cracked, crossing, and storm-damaged limbs taken out
- Shaping that respects how the tree actually grows
- Honest calls: sometimes the answer is a trim, not a takedown
Sound like your tree? Say the word.
Tree Trimming and Pruning questions.
How often should trees be trimmed?
It depends on the tree, how fast it grows, and how close it stands to the house. A practical rule for this area: when limbs touch the roof, hang over the driveway, or you can see dead branches in the canopy, it is time. Call and we will look.
Can you trim a tree away from power lines?
Limbs near the service drop to your house are work we can discuss and plan around safely. Trees in the main utility lines belong to the power company, and we will tell you when a limb is their call, not ours.
Will heavy pruning hurt the tree?
Done wrong, yes. That is why we prune to the tree's structure with clean, properly placed cuts instead of topping it. The goal is a healthier, safer tree that still looks like a tree.