Professional Consultation - an arborist will answer any questions you may have regarding the health and/or condition of your trees.

Tree Removal - tree removal is sometimes a necessary activity that should only be performed by qualified personnel. Arborists are trained in all the techniques used for safe tree removal.

• Climbing - the method used if the tree is not accessible by equipment. The arborist must climb the tree removing it one piece at a time. If the tree is over anything breakable the arborist will set rigging in the tree to lower the pieces away from the target.

• Bucket truck - very commonly used in pruning and tree removals if the tree is accessible buy truck.

• Crane - the safest and most efficient way to remove large trees in hard to get places. The tree can be dismantled in pieces and lifted over houses, fences, lawns, or any other target. The crane offers the lowest impact and most efficient way to remove large trees.

Pruning - one of the most common customer requests and yes it does matter who is pruning your trees. Improper pruning can cause irreversible damage and in some cases it can lead to a tree becoming hazardous.

Three are four classes of pruning

• Class 1 - Fine

• Class 2 - Standard

• Class 3 - Hazard

• Class 4 - Crown Reduction

There are many types of pruning

• Cleaning - the selective removal of dead, diseased, detached, and broken branches.

• Pollarding - force training the shrub by severe heading (removal of shrubs top section) the first year followed by annual sprout removal to maintain trees or shrubs at a pre determined size to to maintain a formal shape.

• Raising - the selective removal of branches to provide vertical clearance.

• Reduction - the selective removal of branches and stems to decrease the height and or spread of a tree or shrub.

• Restoring - the selective removal of branches, sprouts, and stubs from trees and shrubs that have topped, severely headed, vandalized, liontailed, broken, or otherwise damaged.

• Structural - the removal of live branches and stems to influence the orientation, spacing, growth rate, strength of attachment, and ultimate size of branches.

• Thinning - the selective removal of small live branches to reduce crown density.

Hazard Tree Evaluation - the inspection of a tree to determine the health and or safety risk of the tree. There is a form for the hazard rating that is generated for the tree.

An arborist will visit and answer basic questions about tree characteristics, tree health, site conditions, potential targets and tree defects if any. At that point recommendations can be made with regard to the tree.

Lot Clearing, Thinning, and Removal

Brush Chipping

Cabling and Bracing - the process of adding hardware such as bolts and cables to correct defects or add stability to a weak portion of a tree that may pose a hazard. Tree support systems have specific application and are not a cure-all for trees. Some hazards cannot be mitigated through support systems and must be removed