Proper Canopy Elevation
Canopy lifting or raising should be performed on young and medium-aged trees to prevent low branches from growing to a large diameter. Crown lifting shortens low branches regularly to suppress their growth. This forces more growth in the upper branches. This form is most suitable for urban landscapes.
The shortened branches are later removed to raise the crown for under clearance. This sustainable technique damages the tree less than allowing low branches to grow to a large size and them deciding to remove them. Keeping low branches small will also increase the value of the lower truck should the tree be cut into lumbar when it is removed.
Objectives
- Keep low branches small with regular reduction cuts so that truck wounds are small when branches are eventually removed.
- Prevent low branches from growing up into the canopy by reducing or removing upright-growing stems and branches.
Execution
Instead of removing large low branches all at once, slow their growth by reducing their length if they need to be removed later. Compared to removing the entire branch back to the trunk now, reduction of their length:
- is more attractive,
- minimizes the size of the truck wound when the low branches are eventually removed, and
- helps prevent decay and cracks from entering the truck.
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