Tree Pruning

The beginning of tree's life is a lot like a child, a little love, the proper guidance and a healthy growing environment will result in a long and healthy life. Pruning to ensure that the structure of the crown is strong, giving it the appropriate soil, nutrients and amount of water and sunlight will save long term costs. Let one of our Certified arborists give you free, no obligation site visit to ensure your trees and landscape are happy and healthy.

To maintain the vigour and vitality of your specimen and historic trees, dead and diseased wood should be removed. For safety and aesthetic purposes, setting the overall structure is vital in young trees. When pruning the crowns of all trees, no more than 25% of the live crown should be removed in one season. The use of spurs in tree pruning results in major problems, including insect and disease infestation, damage to the outer and inner tree vascular systems and poor aesthetic value as the spur marks are visible on the trunk.

Protect a specimen or historic tree on your property from deadly summer thunderstorms by having a lightning protection system installed. Much in the same way that buildings are protected, the system diverts the charge from the strike and reduces the level of damage sustained by a tree.

Tree Removal

If your mature tree has cracks in the branches or limbs broken off in a storm, consider cabling and bracing to prevent the tree from further damage. As part of series of tree preservation processes employed by Shady Lane, cabling and bracing is a technique used to secure and manage typical larger trees with structural flaws. Examples of flaws include poorly formed branch unions or extremely long branches with heavy loads. The cables reduce movement that occurs in different sections of the tree crown when it is subjected to forces such as wind throws or the weight of snow/ice. These cables must be properly installed according to current industry guidelines. Meet with one of our Certified Arborists to determine if your mature tree requires cabling and bracing.

Shrub Pruning

The aesthetic appearance of large and small shrubs is enhanced by proper structural pruning to expose key features of branch shape, trunk characteristic and leaf colour. Our trained arborists use pruning techniques such as the removal of weak branch unions and crossing limbs, the consideration of the "flow" of individual branches and the consideration of species specific details such as time of flowering.

Lightning Protection

Protect a specimen or historic tree on your property from deadly summer thunderstorms by having a lightning protection system installed. Much in the same way that buildings are protected, the system diverts the charge from the strike and reduces the level of damage sustained by a tree.