Tree Trimming is important to saving a tree.  Tree trimming is performed to remove deadwood, cracked limbs, overbearing branches and suckers from trees.

Deadwood: Insects live, borough and lay eggs in the dead wood of trees.  By allowing the dead wood to remain in the trees, insects which are the number one spreaders of funguses; including oak wilt, anthracnose and sudden oak death, are able to thrive and kill the trees.

Cracked and overbearing limbs: By removing cracked and overbearing limbs during the winter the trees are less likely to have open wounds and get damaged from wind and storms during the summer months.  Open wounds from cracked and broken limbs during the summer months attract the insects and fungi.

Suckers: When there are too many suckers on a tree, the main structure of the tree is robbed of the vital nutrients and water it needs to remain healthy and grow.

• suck·er   (skr)
  A secondary shoot produced from the base or roots of a woody plant.  To send out suckers or shoots.

Golden Tree and Landscape firmly believes in preservation and restoration of trees and plants.  Always consult an arborist when tree questions arrive.