Trees are valuable investments that can add more curb appeal to a property than any other plant or decoration. However, keeping trees maintained is not an easy or straightforward task. Regular pruning keeps trees from outgrowing their confines and provides a few notable benefits.
This post will discuss how pruning trees helps the owner, environment, and the trees themselves.
Benefits for the owners
Trees naturally grow over time to take up a lot of space. A larger tree inevitably impedes on another property or grows precariously close to a house or building.
Dead or loose branches present threats to nearby traffic, pedestrians, and parked cars. A strong wind can push the branches against nearby roofs, windows, or facades, damaging property and causing financial losses in the process. If a branch happens to fall on a roof, it might need to be repaired or replaced entirely to compensate.
Large trees near houses are also a significant fire hazard. They attract lightning strikes due to their size and can burst into flames quickly. A nearby building can catch fire from a tree and sustain damage.
Pruning can reduce the tree's impact on its surroundings and prevent accidents. It also lowers the likelihood of long branches falling in high winds.
Benefit for the environment
A large tree can quickly outgrow nearby plants with their vast crowns that block out sunlight. Pruning the tree can give the lower branches, smaller trees around it, and shrubs beneath a fighting chance.
Old trees quickly rot once they die, becoming hosts to insects, pests, and other parasites that can infect plants and transfer into nearby buildings. Keeping a tree pruned gives the owner a better gauge of its health and makes treatment more manageable if it rots.
Benefit for the tree
While tree pruning is often done for aesthetic reasons and to remove traffic implications, it can also help the tree recover. A large tree is more likely to fall from its weight, and large branches can collapse. Pruning removes dead tree sections and allows better air circulation inside the crown, preventing some leaf diseases.
Fruit-bearing trees benefit the most from pruning and tend to produce more crops with proper pruning methods.
Young trees grow better and stronger when pruned correctly. Pruning helps them provide nutrients to the trunk and gives them a more robust base and branch structure.
Not all trees require the same pruning methods. Keeping a close tab on the property's trees for any loose branches and abundant growths is the best way to ascertain when it needs to be pruned. We highly recommend contacting a local tree maintenance service for advice. Professional pruning services provide the most benefits to the tree and its surroundings.
Chuck’s Tree Service offers tree trimming and pruning, palm tree trimming, and tree removal, in Pasco, Hernando and Pinellas Counties. 24/7 emergency service. Call us today at 352-747-8182!
