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Crown Reduction - the shortening of all or a few branches overall making a smaller but more dense tree. This also reduces the weight on the overall tree making the tree safer in high winds.
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Crown lift - removing or reducing branches starting from the base of the tree, working your way up the tree to your desired height. The Legal height is 5.2m over the road and 2.4m over a footpath.
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Crown Thin - from the main branch structure you would normally remove one smaller secondary branch from every primary branch throughout the canopy and only remove up to 25% of the tree. This lets in dappled light, also allows wind to flow through the canopy instead of pushing against it.
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Pollarding - removing all of the growth to bare wood leaving a wooded frame structure. Normally this is done at a young age otherwise it can be detrimental to the trees health.



Methods of Tree Pruning
Crown Reduction Crown Lift Crown Thin Pollarding
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