Deadwood Removal in Richmond Hill

What Is Deadwood?

Deadwood is exactly what it sounds like: dead, dying or broken branches still hanging in a living tree. Every tree has some. But big dead limbs over a driveway, patio, play area or roof are a risk, because they can drop without warning, especially in wind or under snow and ice.

How to Spot Dead Branches

• Branches with no leaves when the rest of the tree is in leaf.
• Bark peeling away from a limb.
• Cracked or snapped branches hanging from the canopy after a storm.
• Branches that are a different, greyer colour than the rest.

Why Removing Deadwood Helps the Tree

Taking out dead branches doesn’t just make the yard safer. It also tidies up the tree, lets more light into the crown and removes wood where decay could spread. Done properly, cutting back to healthy wood, it’s one of the best things you can do for a mature tree.

A Trim, Not a Removal

A tree with some dead branches isn’t necessarily a dying tree. If the trunk is solid and most of the crown is healthy, deadwood removal is usually all it needs. We’ll tell you honestly. If the tree is mostly dead, see dead tree removal.

How We Do It

We climb or reach the dead limbs, cut them back to healthy wood and lower the pieces carefully. Then everything is hauled away, and we rake up and sweep.