Skilled Tree Trimming by ISA Arborists
Fairfield Tree Care Services: Our Arborists Just Love Tree Trimming and Pruning in Fairfield County
Are You Needing Tree Trimming and Pruning Services in Fairfield County? Look No Further than Fairfield Tree Care! Our experienced team can assist with keeping your trees healthy and visually attractive.
We recognize the value they add to a property’s overall aesthetic; that is why we provide high-quality tree trimming and corrective pruning to maintain optimal condition of the trees on your property.
At Fairfield Tree Care, our goal is to deliver superior services to each and every one of our customers. Our team is composed of experienced and skilled professionals with years of experience in tree care industry.
We use state-of-the-art equipment while adhering to industry standards to ensure the health and wellbeing of your trees. Our customer service department is always available to answer any questions you may have concerning your trees and shrubs.
Hand Pruning Plum Tree
Pruning New Growth Macoun Apple
Types of Trimming & Pruning Services
Tree Trimming
At Fairfield Tree Care, tree trimming involves the process of cutting away dead or overgrown branches from your trees to maintain healthy and beautiful growth. Our team of experts are on hand to assist with your tree trimming and if need be, complete tree removal needs!
We specialize in tree trimming services such as crown thinning, reduction and raising. Crown thinning involves trimming back smaller branches to increase light penetration and air circulation.
The process of crown reduction involves taking measures such as trimming larger ones to decrease tree size and crown raising is the process of clearing away lower branches in order to create greater clearance between pedestrians and vehicles.
Pruning
Pruning is an essential aspect of maintaining the health and beauty of trees. Pruning involves cutting back diseased or damaged branches as well as shaping it for healthy growth.
Our team of ISA arborists at Fairfield Tree Care are available to assist with all your tree pruning needs!
Our company offers comprehensive tree pruning services, such as dead wooding, shaping and corrective pruning. Dead wooding involves the removal of dead branches from trees.
Dead wooding can be undertaken for numerous reasons, the primary one being safety. As tree limbs deteriorate they become weaker and may eventually fall from the tree posing an imminent risk to pedestrians, traffic or children below.
To mitigate any threats such as diseased multiple trunks, a climbing inspection of the tree should be conducted to identify any major deadwood or defects that pose threats and remove them. It will ultimately fall upon each tree climber to decide how many diameters of dead wood per timber species need to be eliminated from each individual canopy tree’s canopy.
Give Fairfield Tree Care a buzz any time you feel the need to spruce up your trees or shrubs with ISA arborist certified pruning and dead wooding services.
Tree Shaping
Tree shaping involves pruning trees into specific shapes or forms; methods include coppicing and pollarding.
Coppicing and Pollarding
Coppicing and pollarding keeps trees at an early stage and less vulnerable to disease since their root systems are not exposed for too long.
It is recommended that trees and shrubs are coppiced during the dormant season, which occurs in late winter to early spring. They’re then cut off at ground or close to it, leaving behind a stump called “stool”.
It is possible to harvest these stems, but new shoots may appear during the next spring. Once the trees or shrubs are coppiced you should do this every one to three years on average.
Pollarding involves cutting young plants and trees to the main stem, or trunk. In contrast to coppicing the trees and plants are not cut as low as ground level. Instead, they are usually raised six feet.
In addition to defining the plants shape, pollarding allows the plants to maintain a height desired.
This technique is also used when tall trees planted in streets are obstructing telephone and electrical wiring.
In late winter or early Spring of 2024, plants will not be actively growing. This method of pollarding works best on shrubs and young trees that are at the right height. You can simply cut away the branches or stems adjacent to the main trunk.
The plants should not be pollarded again until they are dead. This is because their new growth, which can potentially damage them, will likely break and become weak.
If you want the best result, pollard plants every year.
You can use coppicing to pollard and prune your trees or shrubs for a variety of purposes, including crafting, making kindling and stakes.
When reviewing the processes of coppicing and pollarding we discover two pruning methods for shrubs and trees. Theses traditional British methods of wood production have been in use for centuries.
The coppicing technique was perfect to get wiry stems for baskets and fencing; while the pollarding method was great for firewood, which could endure harsh winter conditions.
The two techniques of woodland management are used to this day, mostly for ornamental and decorative purposes.
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Pruning Thuja Green Arborvitae
Pooktre Shaped Tree Work
Pooktre Shaping
Pooktre Decorative Wire Form Shaping is the lengthy but gradual process of creating desired forms by beginning with cuttings and working with vine-like areas on branches behind their growing tips to shape new growth into wire forms.
Any deviations in the shaping are most often corrected with grafting, which bonds over several days until growth returns and forms are complete.
The experience of working with live and growing trees can be a calming, centered one. Watching and waiting to see the growth unfold and spread out is part of the fun.
After the tips of the trees have grown out, they will enter the shaping zone. This is the ideal place to train the tree on the design wire phase of Pooktre magic!
Corrective Pruning
Corrective pruning entails trimming off branches right down to the stump that are growing in an undesirable direction or interfering with others, as well as performing corrective surgery on young trees to improve their long-term form and shape.
With regular corrective pruning practices in place, trees will continue to have optimal conditions and grow into beautiful specimens over time.
Fairfield Tree Care will select the ideal tree for your site to ensure a strong trunk and branch structure, while preventing breakage issues and the need to prune away large branches as the tree matures.
Proper selection will have an effect on how much and what kind of corrective pruning will need to be performed on it over time.
The symmetry rule can serve as an excellent starting point when considering necessary tree maintenance measures. Eliminate dead, diseased and damaged material first before standing back to assess your tree – often you will discover little else needs doing!
Double leaders or co-dominant multiple stems often necessitate further corrective pruning due to genetic structural flaws known as included forks; such an arrangement occurs when multiple branches arise from one excessively tight fork.
Even though tight fork unions rarely cause problems in young trees, they almost always result in major limb or stem failures when present in mature ones.
This is due to how their tight fork design causes bark and cambial tissues to constrict around it and eventually rupture it, leading to major branch or stem failures as a result of being compressed within it.
As their branches or stems enlarge with growth, their stems begin to spread apart and pull apart on themselves. Now you can see why corrective pruning is such a vital procedure to get trees back to a symmetrical shape.
Frequently Asked Questions on Tree Trimming & Pruning (FAQs)
When should my trees be trimmed?
It varies depending on the species, size and species of tree being pruned; generally though most should be cut every 2-6 years for optimal performance.
What’s the average cost to prune a tree in Fairfield County?
Fairfield tree pruning costs an average of $480. Most homeowners spend between $195 and $670. Fairfield tree trimming costs are affected by many factors.
These include size, location in the yard, type of tree and its health.
In general it costs more to prune large trees. Due to its size and number of branches which need trimming, large trees are more expensive to prune or crown.
You should also consider its height and width, which can make it more dangerous to prune. Estimates place the cost of large tree pruning between $825 to $1,100.
Can I trim or prune my own trees?
While trimming or pruning trees yourself may save money and time, we do not advise doing it yourself due to potential safety concerns and potential mistakes that could occur when done incorrectly.
Are your tree pruning workers licensed and insured?
Yes, all our arborists and tree workers are fully insured and licensed to provide services anywhere in the State of Connecticut!
Are tree trimming and pruning both safe?
Tree trimming and pruning can be dangerous when done incorrectly, which is why hiring an experienced tree care provider such as Fairfield Tree Care is key.
Can tree pruning and trimming be done year-round?
Tree trimming and pruning can be performed throughout the year, although extreme weather conditions such as hot spells or drought should be avoided as much as possible when doing it so as to not stress the tree and root system.
Are tree pruning and trimming going to harm my tree?
Proper tree trimming and pruning shouldn’t harm your tree(s); in fact, it may even promote healthy growth while helping protect against potential future damage.
How long does tree trimming/pruning take?
The length of time required to trim or prune a tree depends on its size and overall health condition, so please reach out for an estimate from us today!
Do you offer emergency tree trimming and pruning services?
Fairfield Tree Care offers emergency tree trimming, pruning and shaping services. If a tree has fallen onto your property or is at risk of doing so, reach out immediately and our team will respond immediately to ensure its safety and ensure your peace of mind.
Fairfield Tree Care’s Process
When hiring Fairfield Tree Care for tree pruning or trimming needs, you can expect a comprehensive and professional process.
Our tree care professionals will assess the condition of your trees before providing you with a free estimate and scheduling convenient times to perform services as necessary.
On the day of an appointment, our tree experts will arrive on time and fully prepared. Using state-of-the-art equipment and adhering to industry standards, they’ll quickly complete their task efficiently while leaving your property tidy and spotless. It doesn’t matter what services you require, we do it all including land clearing!
Power Trimming Tall Hemlocks
Arborist’s View Up Top Tree Cutting
Why Work with Fairfield Tree Care?
At Fairfield Tree Care, our mission is to deliver superior tree trimming and pruning services to customers throughout Fairfield County.
Our team of experts are committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of your trees – from crown thinning and reduction, dead wooding removal, shaping services to corrective pruning services – that meet all their tree care needs.
Regular tree trimming and pruning are vital maintenance activities to encourage healthy tree growth, remove dead or diseased branches, and lower the risk of falling branches. If you’re into more functional tree shaping and need coppicing and pollarding, we’ve got you covered!
Fairfield Tree Care can assist with creative high-end tree pruning or trimming services for fruit trees, offering free estimates. Our team is eager to take your trees and decorative shrubs to new heights!
To contact Fairfield Tree Care in Fairfield County, Connecticut, potential tree service customers can simply give us a call at (203) 349-6822
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are always ready to assist with any tree care needs you may be considering.
For more information about Fairfield Tree Care and our list of services, interested clients can visit our About Us page, where you’ll find detailed insights into the company’s mission, values, and expertise.