• Crown Cleaning:

  The selected removal of dead, dying, diseased, crossing branches and suckers.

• Crown Thinning:

  The selective removal of branches to increase light penetration, air movement, and reduce weight.

• Crown Raising:

  The removal of lower branches to provide clearance.

• Crown Reduction:

  Reduction of the height and/or the spread of a tree. Note: a limited number of tree species can withstand this type of pruning. (an alternative to "topping")

• Vista Pruning:

  Selected removal or thinning of framework limbs or specific areas of the crown to allow a view of an object from a predetermined point.

• Crown Restoration:

  Pruning to improve the structure, form, and appearance of a tree

that has been severely damaged