Residential Tree Service  Residential Tree Service   It would be outstanding if all the trees on your property, and in your neighbourhood, were the perfect tree, in the perfect spot. Unfortunately this is not so.  A few questions come to mind:    1. Is this tree serving?   A beautiful shade tree for a family get together, picnics, charcoaling your favorite steak or the cooling effect it has when you’re walking down your favorite footpath.  Trees serve as wind blocks to help reduce heating costs during a heavy winter.   The right tree in the right place can also help cool your dwelling in the summer.  2. Is this tree to tall or need to be shaped different?  Crown reduction (or crown thinning) will help cause the tree to grow more full and sturdy, with healthy thicker limbs.  Trimming the tree can serve for better shape or (design) preventing an asymmetrical appearance.  Tree trimming can help with air flow through a favorite recreational area, and help keep the trees bark dry to prevent tree diseases and fungus.  Pruning the tree during the spring can prevent unwanted limbs to sprout and grow blocking a special upper deck scenic viewing area. Even crowding out the favorite family portrait scene.  Crown raising can be an effective service for the home owner who mows his or hers own landscape. Trimming over grown tree limbs hanging down at eye level that can cause a safety issue. Keeping strolling paths in the garden, walkways, sidewalks, and driveways, free from overhanging tree branches can add to a more pleasant visiting experience.              3. When is the best time to prune the tree?  Dead tree branches should always be addressed first thing. Dead tree branches no matter how small, will pose a safety issue sooner or later. Dead tree branches can be cut any time.  Servicing live tree branches as well as dead ones must be addressed also. Branches that are rubbing together causing damage to precious bark that help eliminate tree diseases.  Tree pollarding is removal of tree branches that have sprouted and grown from the previous year. Many trees can be trimmed at any time of year. Flowering trees are to be pruned during the dormant season. This will increase budding and many more flowers to look at. Trees that produce sap can only safely be serviced in the winter months.            4.  This tree needs to be removed. How do I service this?  Trees can be harvested for lumber, or removed to a different location.  An ISA certified arborist can aid in removal by transplanting. Taking care of a trees root ball system is essential to a trees survival.            5.  What do I do with this nasty stump?  Stump grinding is the most preferred way of elimination.  Grinding tree stumps can help add to your landscaping projects with wood chips. It will also help deter insect infestations and tree diseases.                          How to Hire a Tree Service Company Residential Tree Service Commercial Tree Service Tree Service Equipment Tree Service Gallery