Guiding the growth of your tree provides a number of benefits both for you and your tree. To start with, guiding its growth prevents unnecessary blocking of view or blockage of driveways caused by uncontrolled growth of tree branches or even from fallen tree branches. Moreover, you can ensure that most of the fallen leaves will fall right to the spot you want them to be. This is usually done by staking the tree when it is still young. However, when it grows, staking is no longer an option. This is the time when you need to do cabling and bracing of the tree.
Cabling involves drilling of holes into the trunk of the tree where the cables will be installed. These cables are attached to provide tension to prevent a split trunk from tearing apart during storms or to reinforce a weakening branch. Cabling is mainly a therapeutic approach for the tree as it is more focused on reviving weak spots of a tree.
From time to time, cable adjustments would have to be made to ensure that enough tension is being applied to the tree. With proper cabling, large branches can be trained to grow upwards rather than the opposite.
Another option is through bracing. Bracing is focused on guiding the growth of an adult tree – what tree staking can no longer do, bracing will make up for it. This is done through attaching rods and other apparatuses that are secured to the strongest part of the tree. These apparatuses are strong enough to withstand the pulling force of a growing branch. Bracing ensures that the tree grows away from inconvenience and reduce the chances of having falling branches into your roof. Moreover, it also plays an important role in ensuring that the tree grows beautifully according to how you want them to be.
Cabling and bracing is a complicated process that is best done by professionals. We, at Dave Lund Tree Services, have been providing cabling and bracing services to the residents of Ontario for over 36 years. Our services can further be extended to root feeding, stump removal, shrub and hedge care, tree removal, tree pruning and other tree maintenance services.
Our team of professional arborists ensures that our clients will get the results they have always wanted. Visit our website to get to know more about our services.