Seeing storm damage turned me into a crown thinning believer | Arborists - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Jordan West · 2026-03-06T07:36:34.949346+00:00

I always thought thinning big tree crowns was just extra effort with no real gain. After a bad wind event, the trees I had thinned stayed strong while others lost limbs. Do you make crown thinning a regular part of your tree care plan too?

stella1116mo ago

Wait, they lost whole sections? I pictured a few twigs, not major branches coming down.

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claire_ross616mo ago

Look at the photos in the article. They lost whole sides of trees, not just branches.

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rose_clark816mo ago

Guess Claire's right, those weren't just twigs coming down lol.

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kevinm175mo ago

It's like how a little maintenance now beats a huge repair bill later.

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