Denver Tree Trimming Services
Trimming, though often overlooked, plays a vital role in maintaining a landscape’s beauty and order. ArborScape offers specialized Denver tree trimming services that go beyond mere shaping for aesthetic purposes.
Our licensed professionals assess the type of trees in your landscape, their growth patterns, and their health to provide precise trimming that encourages blooming and prevents overgrowth. Whether you have decorative shrubs requiring meticulous shaping or large, mature trees requiring thinning, our Denver tree trimming services are customized to meet your needs.
Why Should I Trim My Trees?
Trimming is not just about appearance; it’s also about the health of the plants. Proper trimming allows sunlight to reach all parts of the bush, promotes air circulation, and helps prevent diseases.
Here are some things to keep an eye on:
- Dead/Diseased Limbs: Dead or diseased tree limbs will be bare when foliage should be plentiful. Some tree diseases stem from lack or nutrients in the soil or even pests from feeding on surrounding trees. If you don’t trim these limbs off soon, the disease can spread, resulting in the need for total tree removal.
- Weak Branches: Weak branches can be caused by a few things, such as overgrowth, putting too much weight on the branch, or disease. Whatever the case may be, if you notice any bowing branches or if they’re snapping too easily, it’s time for a trim.
- Misshapen Limbs: While trees grow in unique ways, sometimes they can branch out sporadically toward your home or over even your neighbor’s. Or your tree may be too dense with uneven weight distribution through the limbs. The combination of extra weight and limbs and roots stretching beyond their capacity has the potential to cause immense property damage.
- Overgrowth/Density: Speaking of dense trees, while we love to celebrate growth, sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad. So, while healthy growth of a tree is great, it can get to a point where you can’t see through the foliage, meaning the tree has become too dense. And a dense tree can be hazardous during storms, as the limbs have become too heavy to hold up the extra weight.
Identifying Dead or Dying Branches
There are a variety of determining factors that our journeymen arborists use to figure out how best to treat your tree.
First, they begin by assessing the trunk and limbs for anything that may go undetected to the untrained eye. We find things like bud scars on branches, which are simply the leaves of the upcoming season pushing out the old ones. Dead branches are also slightly different in color, so we know what and where to prune for.
Secondly, we also use pliability tests to see where to trim. Healthy branches will be bendable and won’t break easily, whereas dead branches will snap clear off. If you think parts of your tree may be dead, you can try bending the branches a bit to see how flexible they are.
And lastly, there’s also a scratch test you can perform. Not to be confused with an allergy scratch test, this is where you can use a pocket knife of sorts to scratch at the bark of a branch.
If the skin underneath the bark is green, that branch is still alive. If it’s brown, dry, or flaky underneath, the branch is likely dead. If any of your branches look like this, then it’s time for an assessment to see what the next steps are.
That’s where we come into play. Here at ArborScape, our certified arborists can assess, diagnose, and treat your trees for your peace of mind.
Trust ArborScape’s Denver tree trimming services, and let us transform your trees into thriving, attractive landscape elements. In the hands of ArborScape’s experienced team, tree trimming becomes more than just maintenance; it becomes a craft. Allow us to care for your trees with the dedication, skill, and artistry they deserve.
Give us a call today at (303) 806-8733 for a free estimate! Or fill out a form by clicking the button below, and we’ll get your request into the right hands.
