Tree Pruning in San Marcos, CA

Regular tree pruning can improve the health, appearance, and safety of trees. As an experienced arborist company, we can determine the correct type of pruning that the trees on your property may need.

Pruning may involve:

  Eliminating branches that rub against each other.
  Removing dead, dying, or weak limbs.
 Removing limbs that interfere with wires, buildings, gutters, roofs, chimneys, and windows or obstruct streets or sidewalks.
  Removing diseased or insect-infested limbs.
  Creating a better structure by thinning or making proper reduction cuts in order to lessen wind resistance and reduce the potential for storm damage.
  Training young trees to grow into well-structured trees.
  Removing branches or thinning to increase light penetration.
  Improving the shape and aesthetics.

What’s the Difference Between Pruning and Trimming?

Tree trimming services include thinning off overgrown branches, which aids in the formation of shapely growth. In contrast, tree pruning protects against pests and illnesses while also promoting healthy development. It essentially entails removing dead, diseased, and lose branches that impede the trees' growth.

What Trees Should Be Pruned?

Many species of trees may require regular pruning to preserve the overall health of the tree. During specific seasons certain types of trees are pruned to prevent the tree from becoming overstressed.

For example, most Pinus (Pine) or Quercus (Oak) family trees should be pruned only during the dormant season.

Faster-growing trees may need more regular pruning than slower-growing trees. Tree pruning also may depend on the tree's area, whether it's near a structure or in a more open space.

We also offer fruit tree pruning, which may vary depending on the season and desired goal for the tree. Fruit trees may benefit from summer pruning to maintain a specific size and prevent the accidental removal of fruiting buds for certain species. Some fruit trees produce fruit on current years’ development, and some have fruit on last years’ growth, and we can help you make the right decision that is best for your trees.

  Palm Tree Pruning

Pruning Palm trees will enhance their appearance, eliminate potential fire hazards, and remove seeds/seedpods that produce fruit that can cause a mess and attract pests. However, we recommend leaving a reasonable amount of healthy fronds to maintain the tree’s health.

Remember that Palm fronds are the tree’s solar panels, and over trimming Palm trees may harm their health.

  Structural Pruning

Structural pruning encourages a specific growth pattern by removing select branches that may be undesirable or problematic. It is necessary, especially for young trees, to help your tree’s overall well-being and prevent potential problems early on.

Thinning

Thinning involves removing select living branches from the tree’s interior or ends of branches to reduce weight, increase sunlight to the inner canopy, reduce wind resistance, and encourage an even distribution of foliage within the canopy.

Crown Cleaning

Crown cleaning involves removing dead, diseased, detached, and broken limbs to mitigate the risk of hazards and control the spread of decay, disease, or insects.

Crown Reduction/branch reduction

This method is performed by reducing the overall size of the canopy by making proper reduction cuts to reduce end weight and create a more balanced canopy. This may help mitigate hazardous trees/branches and create a more uniform appearance.

Crown Restoration

This tree pruning method seeks to restore a lost structure due to improper pruning, topping, storm damage, or other damage. It includes thinning out sucker branches or stubs to create a new branch union that is not overcrowded or structurally unsound. It may also involve reducing sucker leaders that have overgrown to a hazardous height.