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Photo examples of pruning mature trees
Pruning mature trees should focus on reducing defects that could cause branch breakage or total tree failure.
Before pruning: This leaning tree was heavy with foliage on the top left. |
After pruning: Branches toward the top-left of the tree were shortened with reduction cuts back to live lateral branches. No lower branches were removed or shortened. |
Before pruning: The goal was to reduce likelihood of the tree damaging the building in strong winds. The top right portion of the upper canopy was more dense than the left. |
After pruning: The two largest branches in the top right side of the canopy were thinned by removing 3-4 in diameter branches. See photos below for detail. |
Closeup of tree above before reducing branch. |
After reducing branch the canopy is thinner thus reducing the wind force on this portion of the tree. See: research. |
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Two stems of this size were removed and two a bit smaller than this were removed. |
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