Your trees provide natural allure and much-needed shade to your landscape. That’s why tree trimming in Phoenix, AZ is important – it’s one of the best ways to ensure your trees keep their beauty and health for many seasons to come. But when it comes to tree trimming, DIY isn’t always the best or safest way to go.
In this guide, we will lead you through the various types of tree trimming and why each one is equally important to your flourishing landscape.
Why Do My Trees Need to Be Trimmed?
In Phoenix, tree trimming is done for a variety of reasons, including promoting tree health, maintaining your landscape, improving the overall appearance of the tree, and protecting your property–as well as you and your family. But we know that taking on tree trimming yourself can be overwhelming and dangerous. With proper trimming by a professional tree trim company like us at Design Tree Maintenance, your trees can live a long and healthy life.
Tree Pruning Promotes Healthy Trees
Pruning is a tree care service we provide to our customers for many reasons. Some directly affect the tree itself, while others foster plant growth and help provide a safe environment in your yard.
Why is it Important to Prune a Tree?
Pruning:
- Promotes the health of the tree
- Reduces any hazards the tree may present to your property or family
- Trains a young tree to grow and develop more advantageously
- Controls the number of flowers and fruit a tree produces
Pruning is generally most beneficial when the tree is young because the wounds created are often smaller, and the tree can recover more quickly. However, there are many good reasons to prune older trees, like:
- Correcting natural defects that may damage the tree
- Reducing the tree’s size
- Increasing its flower or fruit production
It’s okay if you are unsure if your trees need pruning. Our certified arborists can help you decide. We always recommend you leave tree pruning to the professionals. If a tree is pruned incorrectly or at the wrong time of the year, it can have undesirable lasting effects.
Tree Thinning Helps Your Plants Thrive
Trees that have vast and dense canopies may have interior branches that are preventing desirable plants below the tree from thriving. Thinning trees is a process of tree branch removal to improve the growth and health of trees.
How do you Thin out Tree Branches?
When you call in the Design Tree Maintenance team, we will thin your trees carefully and with precision. The process entails removing small branches from the middle and outside of the main portion of the tree, resulting in a thinner outer canopy that will increase the airflow within the tree, reduce weight, and provide more sunlight to the plants below.
Tree thinning is a long term strategy to:
- Improve the appearance of your trees
- Promote the growth of other plant life
- Enhance your landscape environment
- Provide shade and natural habitat for years to come
Why Tree Shaping? To Get Your Pretty Trees {and View} Back!
When trees get overgrown (even ugly!) and encroach on your property, or impede your views, tree shaping can help you regain control of unruly trees and improve the aesthetics of your landscape.
Our certified arborists at Design Tree Maintenance are experts at shaping trees that have outgrown their spaces. We can help give your trees room to grow in the future and allow other plants to thrive in the environment.
Tree shaping enhances the health of your trees by:
- Removing dead branches and limbs
- Reducing the risk of decay and disease to the trees
Whether your trees need to be cut back to open up your views or increase sunlight to an area of your landscape, or you desire a more pleasing, uniform shape to your trees, Design Tree Maintenance arborists can assist you.
Reach out to Design Tree Maintenance for All Your Tree Needs
To keep your trees healthy, safe, and beautiful for years to come, contact the professional tree specialists at Design Tree Maintenance for all your tree needs. Design Tree Maintenance provides tree services residents rely on, including tree removal, pruning, thinning, and shaping. We can also assist with larger tree removal projects that require stump grinding, palm tree trimming, or cactus removal. We can diagnose and treat even the most complex tree problems. For your convenience, we offer free estimates and a full range of tree services.