What’s included
- Crown reduction to a height and spread we agree with you
- Crown thinning to let light through without changing the outline
- Crown lifting over lawns, drives, paths and paving
- Deadwood and storm-damaged limbs taken out
- Branches pruned back from roofs, gutters and windows
- Fruit and ornamental trees shaped at the right time of year
Green waste chipped and recycled, and the garden swept before we leave.
Signs it’s time to call
The garden has gone dark
A big crown shading the lawn, the house or the vegetable beds.
Branches over a roof
Limbs rubbing gutters, tiles, windows or a neighbour’s side.
Deadwood or storm damage
Dead or cracked branches that could fall onto a path or a car.
Outgrown, but healthy
A sound tree that has simply got bigger than the space it is in.
How a pruning job runs
Three steps, agreed with you before any work starts.
Step 1: We look at the tree with you
We agree how much comes off and where, and give you a written quote.
Step 2: We check the permissions
If the tree has a preservation order or is in a conservation area, we handle the council paperwork first.
Step 3: Climbers prune and we clear up
Cuts are made by hand saw and chainsaw, branches lowered on ropes, the brash chipped and the garden swept.
Pruning and crown reduction: your questions
Answers to what people ask us most about this job.
How much can you take off a tree?
Usually no more than about a third of the leafy crown in one go, and less for older trees. Taking more stresses the tree and leaves a mass of weak regrowth, so we will tell you if a smaller reduction now and another in a few years would be better.
When is the best time to prune?
Most trees can be pruned from late autumn to late winter, when they are dormant and birds are not nesting. Birch, maple and walnut bleed sap in late winter and spring, and cherries and plums are best pruned in summer, so we time those differently and always check for nests first.
Is topping a tree a good idea?
No. Cutting straight across the top leaves large wounds that decay and a thicket of weak shoots that are more likely to break. A proper reduction cuts each branch back to a smaller one growing in the same direction, so the tree keeps its shape.
Can you prune branches near overhead wires?
We prune around phone and broadband cables with care. Branches near overhead power lines are a job for the electricity network operator, so we will tell you who to call before we start anything nearby.
Got a question we haven’t answered?
Ask in the quote form’s note, or call and talk it through with the person who will do the work.
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Get a quote for pruning and crown reduction
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Your quote request is ready
On a real Hollin site this would go straight to the team, who reply within one working day to talk about a visit. Nothing is booked until a date is agreed with you.
This is a demo website, so nothing was sent and nothing was stored.
- A photo of the whole tree, and one closer up, if you can
- How we get in: side gate, alley or through the house
- Any letter from the council about the tree
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