Does AUB “round-over” and/or “shape” trees?
A. We do not “round” trees over because it’s not good for the health of your trees. We subscribe to a method of pruning called lateral and directional pruning. These methods are endorsed by many in the tree-care industry as being the best pruning technique for the health of the tree. The basis for lateral pruning is that each limb removed from a tree is removed either where it joins another limb or at the trunk. This procedure is different from “rounding” trees over in which limbs are not cut at arbitrary points normally leaving unhealthy “stub” cuts. Directional pruning involves cutting a limb back to another limb (or lateral) so that future growth of the resulting limb is directed away from the power lines. With directional pruning techniques, tree growth causes minimal impact to public safety and electrical service. If one of your local tree companies has Certified Arborists on staff, ask them about healthy pruning techniques for trees.
