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By. Walter Rumble
Owner Community Tree July 2009 Page1, 2,

Tree Topping Vs Preservation Pg 3

Crown reduction is the most up-to-date method of tree preservation. A simplified explanation of an at-risk tree is one where the combined circumference of all the major leads in the crown is greater than the circumference at the base of the trunk. If this is the case then chances are the tree is top heavy and it becomes a good candidate for breakage or uprooting problems. Click for Tree Service

The Crown reduction method helps to equalize the top-heavy crown with the trunk size by removing up to 1/3 of the crown’s weight and leverage. Crown reduction opens up the canopy for easier exchange of carbon dioxide/oxygen, and allows sunlight to penetrate through the crown. This in turns causes greener more vibrant growth of remaining limbs; and grass can grow better under the tree. The wind can now blow through the tree using the remaining limbs as shock absorbers strengthening them as they bend with the wind. If you have very old trees or enough middle aged trees on your property then an annual tree budget for tree preservation is worth a pound of cure.

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