We have a beautiful drake elm that is in need of pruning. Unfortunately it was planted when the house was first built and survived a hurricane as a young tree but was left listing to one side. When we bought the house it was staked with rope to try to either straighten it or prevent it from leaning more. That really didn't help. The community does not allow removal of certain trees and we were in town intermittently so we weren't able to deal with it. It is now big and beautiful but I'm worried about how pruning will go and how pruning might affect the angle of the trunk. It's gotten very wide side to side when looking at it while facing the house. Do you have any advice on pruning as we search for a local arborist?
Leaning drake elm
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Nice tree, why do you think it needs pruning?
Tipping back the crown to reduce limb length for clearance to buildings and neighbors is appropriate. A skilled licensed arborist can accomplish this goal without devaluing your elm. Avoid the guys that say they can cut the tree back to X ft. I've seen way too many trees hacked back to stubs. Also talk to your arborist about the trees main crotch it may be a candidate for a cable support.
Thank you!
Here you go,, put in your zip code and search, https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist
Jeff
It was a beautiful day!
Jeff
It was a beautiful day!
