Methods of Pruning Tree

 Crown Cleaning

•  removal of dead, dying, diseased, crowded, weakly attached, and low
• vigor branches from the crown of a tree 
• . could also include some restructuring such as removing branches with included bark to reduce breakage.

Crown Thinning

• made to remove the number of branches in the crown which allows remaining branches and laterals to become more vigorous. 
• It improves light penetration and air movement throughout the crown of a tree.

Crown Reduction

• The selective removal of live branches and/or lateral limbs to decrease the height or spread of a tree’s crown, especially when a tree has grown too large for its permitted space. 
• This method is normally performed on mature trees, after they have become a problem and interfere with utility lines.