Jez
We all know what a facelift is, but have you heard of a crown lift? We’re talking about trees rather than ageing celebrities – but what is crown lifting, exactly?
Also called canopy raising, it’s the simple act of removing certain lower-laying levels of the crown to the desired, required or recommended specification. It’s done to ‘lift’ the crown, or extend the trunk portion of the tree depending on which way you look at it, for pedestrian traffic, other access and visibility purposes and also purely aesthetic reasons.
But there are other benefits of tree crown lifting, too:
1. It’s good for trees
Sometimes, nature doesn’t get it quite right. An uncontrolled, heavy, wild or even sagging tree canopy is sometimes bad for a tree, because the denseness of the canopy can deprive the tree from getting the energy resources it needs and put extra strain on the tree’s ability to thrive. Deciding to crown lift a tree may also benefit the trees, plants and grass around or especially under the tree for the same reasons.
