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Tree Trimming

Why You Should Trim/Prune Your Trees?

There are many great reasons to prune your trees. The health of many trees can be vastly improved by regular pruning. Tree trimming can stimulate new vigor and promote healthy fresh growth. Hedges, in particular, require frequent pruning to keep the foliage tight and fresh and away from paths, and property. Clients may believe a tree must be removed due to shading of the house/backyard or view, power line interference, or storm damage. Potentially there are ways to mitigate the issues by strategically trimming or pruning a tree that allows the client to live with the tree and protecting its future.

Removal of targeted limbs can greatly reduce some tree’s risk of splitting during storms. Reasons to trim your trees include: Proactively removing dead branches from trees minimizes the possibility of these branches damaging people and property when they do eventually fall away from the tree. Branch inclusions, where branches start to grow together create weak points and one of those branches should be removed. Branches that rub each other as they cross over may also need attention. Diseased and damaged limbs should also be proactively removed to reduce the spread of fungus or bacteria. Removing excessive bulk and weight on overburdened limbs can be useful in keeping trees safe as well as protecting people and property

When Should You Get Your Tree’s Trimmed?

When Should You Get Your Tree’s Trimmed?

Moldy curtains and slippery paths are an indication of plenty of shade. Take a good look around and if you have a tree that is blocking valuable winter sunlight from getting through, then a good selective tree pruning could make all the difference to the outside and inside of your property. In Auckland, thinning trees and lifting the canopy can have an impact on mold growth. Fruit trees are a huge asset to have for any homeowner, and for schools and businesses alike. They do require some special care and knowledge, as the correct pruning will make a considerable difference on the size and abundance of your fruit. It is important to know if your tree produces fruit from last season’s growth, as removing too much of this will mean less fruit for next season.
We are trained professionals and know when and where to prune correctly to maximize your bounty from these great trees.

How We Deal With Tree Trimming

Our expertise in understanding the behavior of specific tree species gives us the knowledge to search for a solution that might enable a client to keep their tree if they want to and minimize the undesirable impact on the owners.

Whether you need clearance from around power lines, reduction of the canopy, crown lifting the tree to maximize clearance from underneath, or strategic pruning to reduce bulky foliage, our arborists will endeavor to find a way to get the result you are looking for and allow you to keep your specimen tree.

When and How Should You Trim Fruit Trees?

Fruit trees are a huge asset to have for any homeowner, and for schools and businesses alike. They do require some special care and knowledge, as the correct pruning will make a considerable difference in the size and abundance of your fruit.

Many clients have pruned their pip and stone fruit tree only to find the following year they have no fruit. This is because it is imperative to know where your tree produces fruit from.

Fruit trees exhibit different fruiting habits depending on whether they produce fruit on new wood (current season’s growth) or old wood (previous season’s growth or older branches). Here’s a general breakdown of common fruit trees categorized by their fruiting habits.

Fruit Trees That Produce Fruit on New Wood:

  1. Peaches typically bear fruit on the current season’s growth, particularly on the tips of branches.
  2. Nectarines also produce fruit on new wood, similar to peaches.
  3. Plums Some plum varieties, especially Japanese plums, produce fruit on new wood. They often fruit on the current season’s growth. They are generally vigorous and require annual pruning
  4. Apricots commonly bear fruit on new wood, especially on branches that have grown during the current season.
  5. Fig Trees produce fruit on both new and old wood. They often bear fruit on the current season’s growth, as well as on older branches and even on the main trunk.
  6. Persimmons Certain persimmon varieties produce fruit on new wood. They typically fruit on the tips of young branches that have grown during the current growing season.

Fruit Trees That Produce Fruit on Old Wood:

  1. Apple Trees primarily produce fruit on short spurs, and stubby branches that develop on older wood. These spurs can continue to bear fruit for several years.
  2. Pear Trees also produce fruit on spurs, similar to apples. They bear fruit on older wood, particularly on the short, fruiting spurs.
  3. Sweet Cherry Trees generally produce fruit on spurs, although some cultivars may exhibit a combination of fruiting habits, with some fruiting on new wood and others on older spurs.
  4. European plum Trees generally fruit on older wood spurs.

Understanding the fruiting habits of different fruit trees is important for proper pruning and maximizing fruit production while minimizing the removal of potential fruiting sites.

Correct pruning of fruit trees should also consider accessibility to fruit, light penetration, and ease of pollination as well as size for ease of maintenance.

We are trained professionals and know when and where to prune correctly to maximize your bounty from these great trees.

Why Should You Avoid Tree Topping?

Topping trees is considered one of the most harmful tree-cutting practices.

Topping trees is the indiscriminate cutting of branches to stubs or lateral branches to reshape and contain the canopy. It is often used to reduce the height of the tree,  but it may increase risks in the future.

Correct pruning practice techniques beyond the branch collar allow the tree to “wall off” the wound site and “heal”.  Stubs and multiple wounds caused by topping may leave a tree unable to defend itself and the wood will begin to decay. This can then travel to other parts of the tree.

Removing too much of the canopy can starve your tree of its food source as dormant buds are activated to quickly produce new shoots below each cut, but without the capacity to rapidly refuel .

New shoots will grow rapidly and are often weak and at risk of limb failure.

We are trained professionals and know when and where to prune correctly to achieve the desired size and shape of your tree without topping.
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We offer a full range of tree services in the Franklin area including Manukau, Takannini, Drury, Bombay, Tuakau, Waiuku, Karaka, Pukekohe, Buckland, and Kingseat as well as other areas in Auckland including Clevedon and Papatoetoe, and Te Kauwata.

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What Our Clients Say

We must comment on the efficiency of your team. After carefully considering the job, they had the tree perfectly placed on the ground. Two hours later the job was completely done! Excellent.
– Thanks. Peter

We have called The Treeman several times over the years and on each occasion received good considered advice, as well as prompt, friendly and competent service, even when at necessarily short notice.
– Peter, from Karaka

We have used the services of The Treeman over several years now and have always been happy with Mike’s advice and attention to our requirements. His well organised team are always very courteous and obliging. We are more than happy to recommend Mike Jarvis, “The Treeman.
– Rob, from Papakura

We would just like to say how impressed we were with the standard of work completed at our place over 2 days. The work was done to a very high standard, fast and efficient. The men worked with due regard to my gardens, taking care of the daffodil’s in the park. Your team also clean up after themselves so no tree cuttings were left behind. We would highly recommend you and your team to anyone with no hesitation.
– Thank you, Donna and John

Excellent and very prompt service. We needed to get few trees in shape and trimmed and it was done very promptly and in a very professional way. Special thanks to Mike for being so prompt and responsive! We shall continue using them and highly recommend them if you are looking to use their services. Sameer

I recently had “The Treeman” team remove 4 large trees and raise the canopy on a Totara. I found them to be pleasant, well mannered and very professional. They cleaned up the yard when they had finished and put back garden ornaments etc, they even mulched an old pile of tree cuttings that were laying in my yard. Nothing was too much effort. I will not hesitate in referring them to others in the future.
– Lyn, from Tuakau

I found The Treeman team extremely obliging, friendly and professional; open to discussion and prompt with service. Their charges are competitive and my experience with them was pleasant from first to last contact.
I can recommend their services with confidence.
– Ann, from Ponsonby

We have used Mike and his team many times over the last 5 years. They are very professional and the teams that have done our tree work have always been fantastic – superb quality work, always polite and helpful and the tidy up is always perfect. Totally recommend The Treeman!

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