Tree Pruning & Tree Trimming

Tree Pruning and Tree Trimming

As you look out to your yard or business' property, something might catch your eye — trees in need of pruning. Whether you must maintain fruit trees on your property or overhanging branches are getting in the way, professional tree trimming and pruning services are your solutions. Learn about how the experts at Richard's Tree Service can help you with your tree trimming needs below.

Tree Pruning and Trimming Services

Trying to trim or prune your trees yourself comes with many potential dangers. You risk causing property damage or injuring yourself or others. Trust the professionals at Richard's Tree Service instead. We'll provide a timely fix, whether you're dealing with a tree growing close to your home or branches hanging near power lines. Our efficient and reliable services will remove dead branches, improving the look of your trees and reducing hazards to you and your property.

Richard's Tree Service is a family-owned and -operated tree service company, providing tree trimming and cutting services in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas. We're unmatched for fair pricing, quick response and high-quality work. Once our team of certified arborists evaluates your needs, we'll transform and protect your property. Get our professional tree trimming services and other solutions, like deep root feeding or cabling, to maintain your property's appearance. We even offer 24-hour emergency services.

Professional Tree Pruning and Trimming

If you have trees, shrubs or bushes on your property, pruning and trimming are a standard part of necessary maintenance. This upkeep may seem straightforward enough, but it's more complicated than you'd expect. You must know when, why and where to trim tree branches. Without that knowledge, you'll damage a tree, creating problems for its health, lifespan and potential growth.

Professionals have a host of knowledge about pruning trees. They'll know the best time to trim trees, how to prune fruit trees and how to navigate hazardous conditions, like if trees block a power line. Experienced, certified arborists offer professional tree services to create a safer property and prevent dangers related to branches, trees or limbs that:

• Prevent growth by crowding other trees or branches.
• Are damaged, insect-infested, weak, diseased or dead.
• Grow toward your home, business or other structures.
• Obstruct pathways, sidewalks or streets.
• Interfere with windows, gutters, roofs, wires, facades and other areas.

Why Hire Tree Trimming Services in Northern Virginia?

Hiring professional tree trimmers to take care of tree trimming and pruning jobs for you is the smart choice for your safety, and it's also beneficial for the trees themselves. Here are just a few reasons you should hire experts for tree trimming in Northern Virginia.

• Improve the tree's health: Large trees have difficulty getting the nutrients they need from the ground. After a professional trim, the tree can more readily distribute nutrients throughout its branches, making it healthier.
• Increase the tree's sunlight exposure: Trees with dense growth have leaves that remain in the shade, which hinders the photosynthesis process. After pruning a tree, more sunlight can get through to the leaves, once again creating a healthier tree.
• Make it easier to spot disease: Diseased trees are a danger. They may break or lose branches. But with a dense covering of leaves and branches, it'll be harder to see when a tree is sick. Pruning a tree helps you or a professional spot signs of trouble before they spread.
• Improve the tree's appearance: When professionals prune a tree, they can create a more appealing shape. That'll improve the look of your home's or business' landscaping, adding value to your property and curb appeal.

Experts at Pruning and Trimming Trees

To care for your trees, you'll want to hire a dedicated arborist, rather than a landscaper who lacks the specialized knowledge and tools to keep trees thriving. Arborists will recognize the different types of trees on your property and use pruning techniques that make them safer and improve their appearance and health.

It's also essential to hire expert tree trimmers with the necessary training and skills for working high off the ground. At Richard's Tree Service, our crews have essential safety equipment and experience. We know how to handle various pruning and trimming issues, and we're fully licensed, and insured and bonded.

Types of Professional Tree Trimming and Pruning Services

As certified arborists, we use a few different methods for trimming and pruning trees. What your trees require will depend on factors like their sizes, locations and species. We may need to perform tree pruning services like these at your Northern Virginia location.

• Crown thinning: To thin a tree, we uniformly remove branches throughout its canopy. The result is an improved structure with more areas for light and air to pass through, helping improve the growth of grass and plants below the canopy. Thinning the crown of a tree reduces weight on the limbs, but maintains the tree's look and shape. That eliminates some worry of branches falling. Our team of certified arborists will know which branches are the right ones to cut to avoid misshaping or damaging your tree.
• Crown raising: Aging trees sometimes develop heavy branches over time. The result is sagging branches that may block your view or obstruct your visibility of a nearby road. To raise the tree's crown, we remove part or all of the lower branches. That essentially elevates the tree's canopy, as lower branches are gone, and heavier ones are now light enough not to sag. You'll get more visibility and a cleared pathway under trees.
• Crown reduction: Trimming the crown isn't always necessary, particularly for ornamental trees. We most often perform crown reduction for fruit trees. This technique helps delay necessary repruning by making thinning cuts that reduce a tree canopy's height and width. It's best to leave this process to the professionals. Cutting the wrong areas, especially on healthy trees, will create damage and unsafe conditions down the line.

Areas We Serve With Professional Tree Pruning Services

We serve a wide array of areas throughout Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Wherever we go, we bring effective, efficient and reliable tree solutions. A few of the communities we serve include:

• Alexandria, Va.
• Annandale, Va.
• Arlington, Va.
• Burke, Va.
• Fairfax, Va.
• Falls Church, Va.
• Springfield, Va.
• Vienna, Va.

That hardly scratches the surface of our service area. Take a look at the areas we serve to see if your city, town or neighborhood are on the list. If you don't see your location, give us a call, and someone on our team will happily go over your options with you.

Contact Us for Tree Pruning or Trimming Services Today

If you need tree pruning services in Northern Virginia or the surrounding areas, we're ready to help. At Richard's Tree Service, our team has over 74 years of combined experience. We'll identify risks trees pose to your property and expertly prune mature and young trees alike.

Call us at 703-354-3667 or fill out our simple online contact form to schedule our services. We'd also be happy to discuss our other tree services, including:

• Tree evaluation
• Tree removal
• Emergency services
• HOA tree services
• Stump grinding
• Diagnostics and remediation
• Cabling and staking
• Deep root fertilization