Trimming improves the health of trees as well as your property's image. Although trimming enhances a tree's aesthetic appearance, it also prolongs its useful life by removing dead, weakened, diseased, or insect-infected branches.
Pruning is a very common tree maintenance procedure, but it's also the most misunderstood. Since each cut has the potential to change the growth of the tree, no branch should be removed without a reason. Pruning should be done with an understanding of how the tree responds to each cut.
Like all living things, trees have a natural lifespan. That lifespan can be cut short when natural events damage a tree so severely that complete removal is the best option. Tree removal is a last resort, but sometimes it's imperative to protect your safety and your property.
Crown shaping can be done in various ways depending on the circumstances and your own aesthetic preferences. Trees can be shaped into definite hard lines or fashioned into an umbrella shape to reduce the size of the crown. When a natural look is desired, the tree's crown can be reduced, but the shape is maintained as the tree would grow naturally.