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Avatar for Lion Tree Service, Inc.
Lion Tree Service, Inc.
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Serving Ridgewood, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2018

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"I have hired Lyon Tree service for several years now for both my home and commercial properties. Hugo and his team are very professional and perform excellent work. The companies pricing is very competitive. I highly recommend their tree service."
Response time8 hrs
Response rate89%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Power Tree Removal
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Serving Ridgewood, NY and surrounding areas

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"Alex with a great crew came on time and removed a big tree in my backyard. They did very professional work.They cleaned everything up and even cleaned our neighbor's backyard. The price was reasonable. I would highly recommend their service to anyone. Thank you Alex for the great job"
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Recommended by54%of homeowners
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Amazing Tree Services LLC
4.5(
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For BusinessTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving Ridgewood, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

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"amazing tree is very friendly and professional. quote was great and they took photos of trees to be removed. thats esp important as this was my moms property and i was not on site. price was very competitive. would definitely use again."
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+9

Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Freeport Tree Services
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For BusinessTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving Ridgewood, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I met Rene for an estimate and went over what needed to be done(which included cutting two trees and clearing a lot of brush. Rene and his crew arrived promptly and were professional and worked quickly cutting the trees down and removing the brush."
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Recommended by94%of homeowners
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Tree Service questions, answered by experts

Completely topping a plum tree is a risky business. Cut too much, and you’ll kill your tree. That said, you do need to trim the top of your tree to encourage bushy growth, maintain your tree’s vase shape, and limit size. 

A plum tree's central leader (or trunk) should never extend more than 3 feet above the highest branch. When you first plant your tree, cut the central leader so it’s 2 to 3 feet tall. As it grows, cut it back 12 to 20 inches until it reaches its desired height. Never prune more than one-third of the new growth.

Generally, you’ll want to prune back the trunk by 1 to 2 feet each year to promote bushy growth. Doing so concentrates vegetative buds closer to the bottom of the tree, where you can easily harvest fruit. For side shoots that are a year old, leave at least six leaves. 

Never remove more than 30% of a tree’s foliage during pruning—even if your tree is really overgrown. Removing this much foliage at a time could kill your tree.

Deciduous shade trees (the type of trees whose leaves fall off in autumn) need to be pruned in late winter—between February and March. That’s because it’s easier to find and remove sick or dead branches when no leaves are present. And wounds close and heal faster in colder temperatures so pruning them at this time also makes them less prone to infection.

Aside from removing dead or diseased branches, you should prune your trees somewhere between every one and three years. Some people—particularly commercial farmers—prune their apple trees yearly to produce higher yields. This is the best way to promote tree health. That said, the average homeowner can get away with hard-pruning their mature apple tree every other year or every three years. 

Late winter is ideal, but if you’re pruning apple trees in the spring, prune them as early as possible in the season. You want to ensure your tree is just creeping out of dormancy and hasn’t started pushing out new growth. If you prune your tree too late into spring, you generally won’t see results until the following year.

That said, there’s no pruning season for unhealthy growth. Remove dead, dying, or diseased branches as soon as you notice them, regardless of the time of year.

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