When to Prune
|
The reasons Dave would suggest you prune a tree include:
|
 | removing dead wood to improve the tree's appearance |
| removing injured limbs to prevent disease or attack by parasites |
| removing select branches to encourage the healthy growth of main stems |
| removing select branches to prevent a tree's limb from falling onto a garage, gazebo, or neighbor's pool |
| removing select branches to allow more sunlight to reach a home or pool |
|
When to Remove
|
Only in these situations would Dave recommend you remove a tree:
|
| signs of disease |
| obtrusive presence on a property |
| blockage of sunlight |
| storm damage resulting in unsightliness or danger |
|
What Sets Us Apart
When a job involves high risk or hazard, Dave can be trusted to complete the job successfully, eliminating the property owner's anxiety and distress along the way.
Even those jobs that may seem straightforward to the novice must be considered with judgment and good sense. Dave takes into account the health of a tree, its size, its growth rate, its placement on a property, its encroachment on a neighbor's property, whether or not the tree is preventing sunlight from reaching a garden or window, etc., and after careful study, will recommend the pruning or removal required to meet the property owner's (and the tree's!) needs. Dave has been known to refuse a job because the implications of the work being requested are not in the best interest of the property or the tree.
Dave is treewise!
Although Dave's customers are routinely mesmerized as they watch him climb a 100 ft tree quickly and effortlessly, more importantly, they know him to be an expert who can be wholly trusted to prune their tree with care and concern for the aesthetics of their tree and its health. And when a tree has, unfortunately, died or become unwieldy due to its growing-location, customers call Dave, confident he will cautiously and capably remove the tree, knowing they need not worry about damage to their property occurring during the removal process.
Dave's expertise in executing a flawless tree removal was recently discussed in a local magazine. The most discerning gardeners trust Dave to remove a tree without concern for their manicured lawn or picturesque perennial garden below.
Some customers are keen to explore the ultimate approach to removing a tree. They've planted a tree -- often it's a poplar that has grown far faster and bigger than they ever imagined -- and now they regrettably have to remove it. When time is short and money isn't (we have to be honest!), Dave works with a local crane company to get the job done. He uses his judgment to decide where, on each of the major stems, the crane's hook should be placed. He attaches the hook, he notches the tree in a carefully selected spot, and after a gentle pull from the crane and a push from Dave, onlookers witness a stem weighing thousands of pounds swing through the air enroute to the street below. A few minutes later, passersby see a tree that once towered above a house laying at the edge of the owner's property. If you are interested in a crane-assisted removal, return to the main page and click on "Commercial Services", then scroll down until you find two sets of pictures of crane jobs.
Lucky for the rest of us (who prefer and can better afford a less extravagant approach to removing a tree), we can rely on Dave's expertise to complete the job with no disruption to our yard, lawn, or flowers.
Droop-lining
A few years ago, Dave devised an innovative rigging technique known as droop-lining that allows him to lower huge limbs of a tree gently to the ground without causing damage to the landscaping or buildings below. You can imagine the damage a 300 pound log could do to a lawn when thrown from 100 feet in the air. Dave's advanced rigging technique ensures such needless damage need not occur. It also allows him to manipulate large pieces of wood in tight spaces and difficult places. In recognition of its benefits, Dave's innovative droop-lining technique is now used by arborists throughout the industry. It's a superb solution for preventing damage to buildings, fences, gazebos, landscaping, and other valuable or irreplaceable property-assets.
Dave has worked extensively with the local arborist community to promote increased safety and education in work techniques, and he is well known by those involved with the Coalition to Save the Elms. He is an active ISA (International Society of Arborists) chapter member, an ISA certified tree worker/climber specialist, a licensed Manitoba arborist, and an Arbormaster training graduate.
Many tree pruners do not possess Dave's love of trees or his background in the tree care industry. Such people don't mind heights, but they don't have that sixth sense -- that understanding and awareness of how a tree can dramatically cut down on neighborhood and street noise, add to a property's value, engender calmness as one quietly walks beneath its rustling leaves, or strike you with its majestic beauty.
We've all seen examples of 'butchered' trees and have been horrified by them. Property owners can be assured that Dave will never subject a tree to such appalling abuse. Dave is in the tree-care business because he loves trees. To him, climbing in trees, working with them -- it's not just a job, it's his life.
Treewise at the Beaches!
