This tall lime tree at the end of the garden was blocking out light and becoming too large for its surrounding location so a height reduction by drop crotching was done to maintain a natural looking shape whilst allowing more light into the garden.
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AFTER
This Norway Spruce was used as a Christmas tree, then planted in the back of the garden 19 years ago. After growing gradually in its first 10 years it grew at a great rate and put on about 1 1/2″ in diameter every year for the last 9 years. It was time to take it down before it got unmanageable.
BEFORE
AFTER
The first sycamore is successfully reduced whilst maintaining a natural looking form.
All three sycamores have been reduced to the same height.
The three sycamores reduced and the conifer in the foreground topped.
