gixxerjim
ArboristSite Lurker
I have a two acre yard with maybe 150 trees total, mostly mature trees. Some of them have limbs/multiple main beams that start within 6' of the ground or less. I have tried to go through and cut some of these off to prevent them from getting ugly. I would like to be able to walk up to the trees without having to duck any low hanging branches etc, while building a tall tree with a wide canopy. I may have gotten a little out of hand trying to correct some neglect, and cut some pretty large diameter limbs off, reducing the effective canopy by maybe 25%. I don't know but I would appreciate any general guidelines you all may have about how much to cut off, how big a stem etc. These aer mostly maples with some walnut, willow, oak and pines as well....