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Above, a Homestead Tree Service climber skillfully uses rope and saddle to prune a eucalyptus tree in Point Loma.
We serve all of San Diego, Chula Vista, Del Mar, Poway, Rancho Santa Fe, El Cajon, La Mesa, Lakeside & Ramona.

A Homestead Tree Service climber using rope & saddle to manuever
to the highest parts of a tree in tree pruning or tree removal.

Pruning a tree involves more than just cutting it back. An experienced arborist must first determine why the tree is being pruned and then the type of pruning that will accomplish that. This changes with the type of tree, time of year, growing conditions, planting site, tree health, tree structure, past pruning, and, not the least of which, is the desire of the client.

Once the type of pruning has been defined, it then becomes the job of the climber to make that a reality. He does this with not only knowledge of proper pruning techniques but also physical skill and agility to access the highest parts of the tree, as seen in the above and left photos.

Sometimes that's with rope and saddle, as seen above. This allows a climber to move thru a tree and walk out on the branches. This is necessary for most pruning. It is also the only way to prune tall and inaccessible trees.

Other types of pruning are best and more efficiently done with an aerial lift, such as on these date palms pruned for the Bishop's School in La Jolla (right) or these corals and eucalyptus (below).


Cherry pickers at work, pruning trees in San Diego.

AT HOMESTEAD TREE SERVICE, WE HAVE THE TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, & EXPERIENCE TO EVALUATE YOUR PRUNING NEEDS AND CARRY THEM OUT.

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