Good pruning keeps a tree healthy, keeps branches off your roof, and keeps your yard safe in the next windstorm.
Dead and diseased branches are where pests, fungus, and falling-branch hazards start.
Reducing weak, crossing, and over-weighted limbs lowers the chance of storm splits.
Branches lifted off roofs, eaves, driveways, sidewalks, and service lines.
Thinning a dense canopy helps grass and gardens below, and the tree itself handles wind better.
Trimming is priced per tree based on size, how much is coming off, and access. Most single-tree pruning jobs in London fall between $250 and $900, with large mature trees above that. Bundling two or more trees in one visit usually brings the per-tree cost down.
Late fall through early spring, when most trees are dormant, is ideal for structural pruning. Deadwood and hazardous branches can be removed any time of year.
Done right, no. Proper cuts are made at the branch collar, and no more than about a quarter of the live canopy is removed in one season.