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Tree Trimming and Pruning in Springfield, MO

Good pruning makes a tree safer and healthier. Bad pruning, like topping, makes it weaker.

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Climber's view from high in a tree, holding a chainsaw beside a lichen-covered limb
Real job photo from work reviewed by Jonathen Green.

01Types of pruning

Crown cleaning removes dead, broken and crossing branches. Thinning reduces wind load. Raising lifts limbs over roofs, driveways and sidewalks. Structural pruning on young trees prevents weak forks later.

02Timing

Dormant season pruning is easy on most trees. Oaks are often pruned outside spring and early summer to lower disease risk; ask your crew.

Arborist in a harness and helmet pruning branches in a tree canopy
Arborist in a harness and helmet pruning branches in a tree canopy

03Avoid topping

Wood chipper and cleared brush on a land clearing site

Cutting a tree back to stubs causes weak, fast sprouts and decay. If someone suggests it, find another crew. Shrubs need different care; see shrub care.

Storm safety

Before the crew arrives

  • Stay clear of any tree touching power lines; call the utility first.
  • Keep people and pets away from hanging or cracked limbs.
  • Photograph damage for your insurer before cleanup.
  • ×Do not climb a damaged tree or use a ladder with a chainsaw.
  • ×Do not cut a tree under tension, such as a trunk pinned by another tree.
  • ×Do not pay in full before the work is done.

Tree care calendar

A year of Ozarks tree care

  1. JanDormant pruning
  2. FebDormant pruning
  3. MarInspect after storms
  4. AprStorm season
  5. MayStorm season
  6. JunWatch for drought stress
  7. JulWater young trees
  8. AugHeat stress checks
  9. SepPlan removals
  10. OctLeaf drop, check structure
  11. NovGood time to plant
  12. DecIce-load risk

How the work usually goes

Look, plan, cut, clean up

  1. 01

    Look

    The crew checks the tree, targets below, access and lines.

  2. 02

    Plan

    You get a written scope: what is cut, how, and what is hauled.

  3. 03

    Cut

    Climbing, lift or rigging work done in controlled sections.

  4. 04

    Clean up

    Brush chipped, wood hauled or stacked, yard raked.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How often should trees be pruned?+

Every few years for mature trees; young trees more often.

Do pruning cuts need paint?+

Generally no; proper cuts seal on their own.

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