Tree Trimming in Springfield, VA

Tree Trimming for Springfield Homes

Springfield is full of mature trees. Builders like Edward Carr kept many of them when North Springfield was laid out, and decades later those oaks, maples and tulip poplars tower over brick ramblers and split-levels. Regular trimming keeps them healthy and keeps limbs off roofs, gutters and driveways. It also reduces the risk of breakage in summer thunderstorms and tropical storm remnants, which bring sudden wind and heavy rain to the area.

Good pruning removes dead, broken and crossing branches, raises low limbs over walks and drives, and thins the crown so wind passes through. Local pros cut at the branch collar so wounds close properly, and avoid topping, which weakens trees and leads to messy regrowth. No more than a modest share of live canopy should come off in one season. Large trees near the house often call for climbers and rigging to lower limbs safely.

Common issues here include deadwood in older oaks, bacterial leaf scorch, and limbs hanging over neighbors or the street. Trimming in late winter makes structure easy to see. Around Lake Accotink Park and the Cross County Trail, where yards back onto woods, crews also look for tree-of-heaven and English ivy climbing trunks, since both are easier to deal with during a scheduled visit than after they spread.