Tree Pruning 101
TREE PRUNING HERE IN NEW ZEALAND
Should be approached carefully but deliberately, because every time a tree is pruned it has the potential to alter its shape and look. Unlike other landscaping considerations, pruning trees is a task better left in the hands of local professional arborists.
PERIODIC PRUNING
Most of the reasons for having trees pruned fall into three basic categories:
Aesthetic concerns: Trees that have been professional shaped and exhibit rounded, symmetrical crowns are visually appealing.
Health concerns: Trees receiving periodic prunings tend to live longer and maintain good health.
Safety concerns: Broken or rotting tree branches are indicative of poor health and aesthetics and are a safety hazard that should be pruned back.
PURPOSEFUL PRUNING
Tree cutting should be done in accordance with proven principles that ensure the health, safety and aesthetic value of the tree.
Under all but the most extreme circumstances a tree should never be pruned to the extent it loses over a quarter of its capacity for bearing leaves. It always safer to make smaller rather than larger cuts. Branches with a diameter of less than 50mm can always be safely cut.
When contemplating cutting a branch that is anywhere between 50-100mm in diameter, stop and consider if it is necessary to either improve the aesthetics of the tree or if there are health or safety issues that need be addressed.
Cutting any branch larger than 100mm in diameter should be avoided except for extenuating circumstances.
TREE CUTTING PRINCIPLES
There are three primary principles for cutting trees:
Reducing the tree’s crown
This is done to control the overall height and spread of the crown. Doing so helps to alleviate stress on branches and the tree itself, and helps to ensure the tree’s natural shape, while also allowing for more light to shine through the branches.
Thinning the tree’s crown
Reducing shade and increasing light by selectively thinning back the crown’s branches helps to maintain health and aesthetic values.
Lifting the tree’s crown
By methodically removing lower branches, more space is created from below the crown to the ground. This provides more access for persons and for foliage beneath the tree.
Here in Auckland, at A1 Sure Services our experienced team of arborist are experts in Tree Pruning, will ensure your trees are professionally pruned as well as handle all of your tree maintenance needs. Contact us today! for a Free Quote!!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Special Children's Christmas Parties in Auckland
Special Children's Christmas Parties held their Auckland event at
the Auckland Showgrounds recently inviting thousands of special needs children and their caregivers to a fun day of free entertainment, food and also took home three quality toys to call their own.
Special Children's Christmas Parties have been organising these events for over 25 years across a number of main centres throughout New Zealand.
Now, every year in New Zealand, nearly 10,000 Kiwi children with special needs, challenging life or health circumstances are invited to a party like no other.
The annual event is made possible by many local businesses supporting this event including Neighbourly.co.nz.
To be a part of this special event next year, please contact Aidan Belsham - Aidan@scevents.co.nz
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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60.7% Summer
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37.4% Winter
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
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