Thursday, April 17, 2014

By Essie Osborn


It is very crucial to look for a proper care for trees growing within your property. The only way to have assurance that you are working with the right person is through engaging one of the many arborists who are accredited by the arboriculture association. If you visit the nearest office of the forest authority, you will be able to obtain a list of all licensed tree care firms as well as arborists for free. In order for the vegetation within your compound to remain healthy, safe and pleasing, then tree trimming should be done in the appropriate manner.

Suitable trimming is essential because plants add beauty and raise the value of a given property. If the vegetation in a given property is not pruned, this will lead to poor shrubs health, increased potential hazards and liability, elongated long term maintenance costs and also lessened property value. People are encouraged to avoid situations whereby they trim for themselves as it gives poor results and it is also highly dangerous as one will lack the necessary skills as well as tools and equipment required for the job.

Removing weak branches and establishing a main stem will help achieve better structural strength of a pine. Research indicates that pines that have been subjected to training are structurally stronger as compared to those which were not. The chances of a plant that posses a strong structure failing are very minimal.

The secret behind minimizing the cost of running a forest is starting to prune trees before they grow big. Since a eucalyptus that has been taken through training has fewer branches, less work is involved while trimming. The work of the trimmers becomes easier in a case where the branches are spaced well. Early trimming helps in eliminating structural rectifying costs at late stages. The processes applied in correcting defects include bracing, cabling and canopy thinning.

Pruning involves removal of all dying, dead, broken, diseased and damaged branches. Before the cutting process commence, the person in charge is expected to inspect the canopy so that he identifies the best way of doing it. It is a must to come up with the stem to be regarded as central leader. This is mostly the most vertical and strongest stem.

Selection of the lowest permanent branch is done by establishing a well attached branch at the desired height. Once this is done, all closely spaced branches are removed. By the existing standards, the diameter of the lowest permanent branch is supposed to be not more than one half of the central leader or in other words the trunk at the point where it is attached.

Selection and establishment of scaffold branches is another crucial step of trimming. This is normally composed of well attached branches that are found above the lowest permanent branch. It is required that scaffold branches be properly spaced.

The established rules and safety precautions are supposed to be followed if good pruning is to be achieved. The workers executing the process need to be provided with protective clothes. The process should never begin until all hazards like stinging insects are done away with.




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