Lamb Brothers · 06 / 07
Deadwooding in Murray, KY
Dead limbs taken out of the crown before the wind drops them on the roof, the car or the kids.
Deadwooding
A healthy tree can still be carrying dead weight.
Deadwooding is pruning that targets one thing: the dead branches inside and on top of the crown.
A tree can be green and healthy and still have a dozen of them.
Dead wood is brittle. It doesn’t bend in the wind, it snaps.
And it tends to come down over roofs, drives, decks and play areas at the worst possible moment.
Taking it out also cleans up how the tree looks and removes wood that pests and decay move into first.
What we look for
Signs a tree needs deadwooding
Bare branches in summer
Limbs with no leaves when the rest of the tree is full.
Bark falling away
Smooth grey wood showing where bark has dropped off.
Fungus on a limb
Shelf mushrooms or conks growing on branches.
Twigs and limbs on the lawn
A tree that keeps dropping wood is telling you something.
How we do it
From the bucket, the lift or the rope.
Deadwood is often high in the crown and out at the ends of limbs.
We reach it from a bucket truck, a spider lift or a climbing line, whichever fits the yard.
Each dead limb is cut back to living wood just outside the branch collar.
Bigger pieces are lowered on a rope rather than dropped onto what is below.
If most of the crown is dead, deadwooding isn’t enough, and we will tell you honestly when a tree is a removal instead.
Where we do it
Deadwooding near you.
The same crew and equipment in every town we serve. Pick yours for local details and drive times.
Is deadwooding the same as trimming?
It is one kind of pruning. Trimming clears space; deadwooding takes out only the dead limbs.
How do I know if my tree is dead or just has dead limbs?
Call for a free estimate and we will look. If most of the crown is dead, it is usually a removal.
Can you get to limbs high over my house?
Yes. Bucket trucks and spider lifts reach high limbs, and pieces are lowered on ropes over roofs.
More from the crew
Other tree services.
- Tree RemovalDead, leaning or too close to the house, taken down in pieces and hauled off.
- Tree Trimming & PruningLimbs off the roof and lines, crowns shaped to stand up to wind.
- Stump GrindingGround below the surface so you can mow, plant or build over it.
- Storm & Emergency Tree ServiceOpen 24 hours for trees on houses, cars and drives after a storm.
- Land Clearing & Forestry MulchingBrush and saplings ground to mulch in one pass; lots cleared to build.
- Cabling & BracingSupport for split-prone trunks and heavy limbs on trees worth keeping.
Free estimates
Tell us about the tree.
Send a few details and we will call you back to set a time to look at it.
In a hurry, or is it on the house? Call (270) 873-9717. We answer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Family-owned since 1992Small-company service, big-company equipment.
- Licensed & insuredYour property is covered while we work.
- Open 24 hoursStorm calls answered day or night.