Truckee-Tahoe Tree Pruning

Expert Tree Pruning Services

Tree pruning is an important maintenance practice and every tree should be treated on a regular basis. Unfortunately, too many homeowners ignore the importance of pruning and allow their trees to become overgrown and unhealthy.

At Arbor Solutions, we prioritize the health of your trees by using spikeless pruning techniques. This method minimizes damage to the tree's bark and reduces the risk of disease and infection. Some of the pruning services we offer include:

Hazard Reduction Pruning

We’ll prune out any flawed or compromised growth on your trees that could potentially break off from the weather and cause damage. 

Corrective Pruning

We’ll prune your young trees to help improve their long-term form and encourage healthy development. 

Deadwood Pruning

Deadwood is unappealing, prone to breaking, and stresses a tree. Our team can remove it to improve safety and tree health. 

Defensible Space Pruning

Defensible space pruning will remove low-hanging branches from your tree to protect your property from wildfires. 

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The Importance of Coniferous Tree Pruning

We are blessed with beautiful coniferous trees in the greater Truckee-Tahoe region, but far too many homeowners neglect to have them pruned. Tree pruning is incredibly beneficial to your trees. Some of the benefits of pruning include:

  • Reduced Fuel Ladders: Fuel ladders are the path a fire takes to go from the ground up into the canopy. The low-hanging branches of unpruned coniferous trees can allow the fire to get into a tree canopy and spread to surrounding trees. Removing low branches is a critical part of defensible space mitigation.

  • Reduced Transmission of Diseases: Pruning can remove infected material from your tree and reduce the risk of future diseases establishing themselves in your coniferous trees. 

  • Reduced Tree Stress: While it may seem counterintuitive, pruning can actually reduce tree stress in the long run. Deadwood and infected material stress a tree, and removing these useless branches allows the tree to focus its energy on healthy growth.

High Quality Pruning for All Your Trees

From routine maintenance to hazard reduction pruning, Arbor Solutions is your trusted partner for tree care. Get a free quote now by clicking the arrow to the right and experience the difference our expert services can make.

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The Arbor Solutions Difference

When you hire Arbor Solutions to handle your tree pruning, you’re getting care and expertise you won’t find anywhere else. Some of the elements that set us apart from other tree care companies in the greater Truckee-Tahoe region include:

ISA Certified Arborists: Certified Arborists are experts in all aspects of tree care who know the proper way to care for trees and maintain their health. Our team includes highly qualified and experienced ISA Certified Arborists who are dedicated to providing top-notch tree care services.

Safety Is a Top Priority: We believe in keeping safety as a top priority during tree pruning, and we follow all proper procedures to keep our staff safe and avoid any potential accidents or damage to your property. 

We Always Do What’s Right for Trees: Trust Arbor Solutions to prioritize the well-being of your trees. Our recommendations are always driven by expertise and a genuine commitment to tree health.

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Our Tree Pruning Process

We follow all ANSI A300 standards for pruning to avoid unnecessary stress and damage to the tree.

  • Assessment

    We’ll examine your trees and determine which kind of pruning they need. 

  • Estimate 

    We’ll provide you with a detailed cost estimate and our plan to prune your trees. 

  • Preparation

    We’ll prepare a drop zone and work zone by putting down landscaping mats to protect your yard before we get started. 

  • Professional Pruning

    We follow all ANSI A300 standards for pruning to avoid damaging the tree and unnecessary stress. 

  • Clean Up

    Enjoy a pristine property after our service. We'll meticulously clean up the site, ensuring no trace of our work remains except for your beautifully pruned trees.

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Pruning Permits in the Greater Truckee-Tahoe Region

Homeowners who live under the jurisdiction of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will need to apply for a permit for some forms of tree pruning. The agency requires homeowners to apply for a permit to remove branches from the upper ⅔ of a tree. There are exceptions to this requirement, such as when a branch:

Rubs a utility line within a property boundary

Is dead

Is within 10 feet of any building, deck, or chimney outlet

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Spikeless Pruning: The Safer Way to Prune Trees

Killing Tree Tissue: Every time a spike pierces the trees, it will kill a certain amount of tree tissue. Trees can typically seal and recover from isolated wounds, but several holes close together can cause large areas of the trunk to die back. 

Piercing the Cambium: Spikes may be able to pierce the cambium, the living tissue that resides beneath a tree’s bark. When you see sap oozing from the tree, you know the cambium has been damaged.

Increasing Risk of Insects and Disease: The holes left in a tree’s trunk from climbing spikes will allow insects and diseases to enter the tree and cause significant damage.

At Arbor Solutions, we never use climbing spikes while pruning trees. The modern climbing equipment and techniques that our team uses have rendered spikes obsolete when pruning trees.

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Outstanding to Work With

“The good people at Arbor Solutions Tree Care were outstanding to work with.  They removed one fir tree and trimmed several large pines.  They were efficient, safe, tidy, and their pricing was reasonable.  They are also highly involved in the local community and donate their time to neighborhood cleanup events and banner installation in our downtown area.  I highly recommend them.”

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Cabling and Bracing in Conjunction with Pruning

Cabling and bracing can help stabilize trees and strengthen weak sections, and we may suggest it to you in conjunction with pruning. We perform non-invasive cabling using COBRA cables. We won’t drill into your tree or use steel, as we’ve found the softwoods in our area do not respond well. Drilling will also create areas of decay on your tree. The goal of our cabling is to correct included bark and reduce the risk of failure. 

Call Us for Professional Pruning Today

Regular pruning for your trees is vital to give them better aesthetics and improve their health. Call us today at (530) 580-8383 to request a free estimate for pruning.

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Our Service Area

At Arbor Solutions, we are proud to provide tree care to homeowners throughout the greater Truckee-Tahoe region. See our service area map for more information on if we can help your neighborhood, or call us at (530) 580-8383 and we’d be happy to help.

  • Alpine Meadows

  • Cedar Flat

  • Glenshire

  • Prosser

  • Tahoe Vista

FAQs

Spikeless pruning is the process of avoiding the use of climbing spikes when pruning a tree, as they damage your tree and can potentially kill it if the damage is too severe. 

When done correctly using ANSI A300 standards, pruning does not cause much stress or harm to your trees. Improper pruning will stress a tree.

The best frequency for pruning will largely depend on a tree’s species, age, and condition. Talk to an arborist about setting up a schedule. Generally, you will want to prune a tree every 3-5 years.

While homeowners may be able to handle pruning small trees if they know the proper techniques, pruning large trees is something that is always best left to professionals. 

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These Guys Are Great

“These guys are great. They were very prompt and got my trees trimmed back. They also cut a stump down to the ground so I can pass a defensible space inspection. Great service. I recommend them for your tree trimming needs.”

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Our Recent Tree Care Articles

We publish monthly articles detailing tree care in the greater Truckee-Tahoe region. If you have a question about maintaining your trees, we may have already answered it on our tree care blog. 

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The Danger of Using Climbing Spikes During Pruning – And Why We Perform Spikeless Pruning

Pruning with tree climbing spikes can damage or kill your trees. Arbor Solutions explains why we always perform spikeless pruning on your Truckee-Tahoe trees.
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Schedule Your Pruning with the Team at Arbor Solutions

Experience the difference professional pruning can make. Contact Arbor Solutions today to schedule your service and let our experts enhance the health, beauty, and value of your trees. Call (530) 580-8383 or request a free estimate online with the arrow to the right.