Since spring is coming soon, you may be checking the trees on your property to see if they need trimming or pruning. If you are prudent, you can handle saplings you planted last fall, but you need to leave larger trees to the pros. You might want to leave trimming and pruning younger trees to professional arborists, too. Here’s why.
Arborists Understand Trees
One reason to leave the trimming and pruning to a professional is that arborists understand trees. They know the needs of different species of trees and how and when to prune or trim them the right way. Proper trimming or pruning supports the tree’s health and beauty. Pruning or trimming the wrong way can shock a tree and weaken it.
They Know How to Prune a Tree Safely
It’s not enough to know how to prune a tree so that it’s safe for the tree. If a large tree needs pruning, the arborist knows how to do it in a way that keeps them and other people safe as well. Some arborists need to climb up into a tree to prune it, which is something a layperson shouldn’t do. An arborist who finds that they need to get up into a 250-year-old oak does so with the proper equipment, including safety equipment.
They Have the Right Equipment
When it does come to equipment, a professional arborist always makes sure their tools are in impeccable shape. Homeowners may think their bypass lopper is sharp enough when it’s actually duller than it should be. As a result, they end up crushing a branch they want to remove, and the injury attracts pests and diseases. A professional makes sure that their secateurs, loppers, chainsaws and other tools make clean, quick cuts that heal well.
An Arborist Knows What to Look For
It’s not just challenging for a layperson to know just how to trim and prune a tree the right way. It may be even more challenging to know when a tree is in trouble. You might not understand that a tree leaning a certain way at a certain angle is in danger of toppling over. You may not know the signs of a disease or an infestation or the safe way to remove a heavy branch that’s been damaged in a storm. But an arborist knows.
If you need the services of our skilled arborists for trimming and pruning, call us at Urban Tree Management of Woodside, CA.
