How trees and people benefit from pruning

When trees fail by breaking or falling over, people can get injured and property can be destroyed. Pruning can help minimize this problem by encouraging trees to grow with strong branch structure. Risk can be managed with appropriate pruning on trees close to potential targets such as buildings, pedestrian walks, play and picnic areas. Click through the illustrations below to review some of the problems that result from lack of tree care.

Why trees and people benefit from pruning

Recent research clearly shows that appropriate pruning can reduce likelihood of trees failing in wind.