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Tree Care Services
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Here at Big “O” we are committed to maintaining the health of your trees. We offer a
comprehensive list of services related to tree care. These include(but are not limited to).
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Removal
This involves the complete removal of the tree. Its not always as
simple as it sounds. The tree may be very large, in a tight spot,
growing over electrical wires, leaning against a building, or fallen
across a stream. Big “O” Tree and Lawn service has the
experience to determine the most efficient and safest way to
complete your removal.
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Crown Cleaning
Crown cleaning involves cuts in the tree to improve
future problem limbs. This type of pruning also improves
the overall aesthetic quality of the tree. The before/after
difference can be subtle or very noticeable depending on
the amount of dead branches presently in the tree. The
amount of dead branches presently in the tree.
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Thinning and Structural Pruning
This type of pruning is a preventative health care type of
pruning. Limbs in the outer canopy (and sometimes the inner
canopy) are selectively thinned to give the strongest branches
room to grow. This reduces the amount of future dead branches
from self thinning. Thinning also allows more sunlight to reach
the ground, increases air circulation within the tree (reducing the
risk of fungal infection), and decreases the risk of blow-over
damage. Structural pruning targets future problem branches
and removes them. This creates a more structurally sound tree
that is less likely to fail. Structural pruning is best done when the
tree is small but can also be done to older trees.
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Cabling / Bracing
This most often occurs when two or more major attachment points
of major tree trunks need additional support, when two or more
major trunks are competing for dominance. We install traditional
dead end steel cables as well as the more “tree-friendly” Cobra
cabling systems.
Injections / Plant Health Care
There are a lot of techniques and methods of dealing with insect
and disease problems in trees. It takes knowledge and
experience to know when and with what to treat specific
problems. Big “O” Tree and Lawn Service has the know-how to
keep your plants looking their best.
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View Pruning
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Pruning views involves removing branches in the interior portion or upper portion
of a tree to “pull-back the curtain” –so to speak – and reveal a view of mountains,
valleys, rivers, or anything else might be there. We have done countless view cuts
at Wintergreen and other places.
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Salvage / Restoration Pruning
Salvage pruning can be for trees that have been damaged in storms or trees that have been topped. This is a
type of pruning with the long term goal of improving the structure of the tree, decreasing maintenance, and
keeping it healthy for as long as possible.
Professional Advice
Our estimators have been trained to see things that most people would overlook. This includes: hanging limbs,
structural problems, nutrient problems, insect and disease problems, what-if scenerios, and safety issues. If
you have any questions about the health or safety of your tree we provide free estimates to help you decide
what is best for your specific situation.
We have some of the best professionals in the industry with years of experience whom you can trust to take
good care of your trees.
Caring for trees is not something that can be learned in just one day. Any Jo Shmo can take a chainsaw and
cut on your trees. Here at Big “O” we employ Certified Arborists who have experience, education, and ability to
take care of your trees in a professional manner and we are regularly attending seminars and conferences to
keep up with the latest developments in the tree care industry. So when you pick a company to work on your
landscape, CHOOSE WISELY.
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Topping trees is a practice that has been around for a long time. Some
people think, “Hey, if I top my trees I can reduce their height as well as
making them more bushy looking. There are many companies out there
that will gladly top your trees and take your money.
Here at Big “O” we do NOT top trees. Topping initially looks horrible.
You are left with almost no foliage; just large branches that have been
cut off in the middle. Most healthy deciduous trees will vigorously
sprout back the next spring. The tree will send up these sprouts in
dense clusters and in a few short years the tree will be back to it’s
original height from the fast growing sprouts. However these sprouts
have a much weaker attachment to the trunk than branches that
developed with the tree.
Therefore, you end up with more maintenance as these weak sprouts
fall out in ice storms, windstorms, etc… Almost without exception the
ends of topped branches and leads will die back because they are not
being supplied with the energy needed to survive. This not only creates
a maintenance hazard as these areas decay and fall out of the tree but
also a great entrance point for disease and insects.
If shorter bushy trees are what you are after our professionals can help
you pick out a new species that is suited more for the aesthetic quality
and environment in which you want it to grow.
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