{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-17T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/bluegum-tree-care\/pruning\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:16:08","slug":"pruning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/bluegum-tree-care\/pruning\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"hero-07\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29e603e section dark moa-xl e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b29e603e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54c5424 e-con-full moa-width-narrow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c54c5424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"hero-07-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c0dbf4 prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c0dbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pruning &amp; crown work<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"hero-07-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdc7ae9 hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efdc7ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pruning done to the standard, not to the stub<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"hero-07-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872e7b39 hero-subtitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"872e7b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll our pruning is to AS 4373. That rules out topping and lopping, which are the two things most often sold as &#8220;tidying it up&#8221;.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"hero-07-cta-text-1\" data-bps-type=\"cta_button\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b631454 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b631454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"tel:+61480043640\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call 0480 043 640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"features-06\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c16bd09 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c16bd09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80075046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80075046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a459ba7 section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a459ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four kinds of pruning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57b9017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c57b9017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdc09f9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfdc09f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68094e52 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68094e52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-3\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22dade8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e22dade8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crown thinning<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21664bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21664bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelective removal of interior branches to let light and wind through without changing the tree&#8217;s shape or size. The right fix for a dark backyard or a tree that catches too much wind.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f66d4c0 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f66d4c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-4\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1e1279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1e1279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crown lifting<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78569c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78569c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRemoving the lowest limbs to clear a roof, a driveway, a footpath or a fence line. The least stressful pruning for the tree and usually the cheapest.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e650ff00 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e650ff00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-5\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b14fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b14fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deadwooding<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-3\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8d8831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe8d8831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaking out dead and hanging limbs. The single highest-value safety job on a mature tree, and the one we&#8217;d do first on any gum over a house or a play area.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75342613 e-con-full light moa-sd e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75342613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-headline-6\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa547b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fa547b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crown reduction<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"features-06-subheadline-4\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc54eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc54eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGenuinely reducing the height and spread by cutting back to suitable growth points. Done properly it&#8217;s slow, skilled work \u2014 and it&#8217;s the legitimate alternative to removal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"faq-02\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f2589d section light2 moa-xl e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94f2589d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8475e62a e-con-full moa-width-regular e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8475e62a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"faq-02-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a3e143 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76a3e143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common questions<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"faq-02-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3a916c section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd3a916c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why we won't top a tree<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"faq-02-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd28614 hero-subtitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cd28614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTopping means cutting the canopy off at an arbitrary height, leaving stubs. The tree responds with a mass of weakly attached regrowth that&#8217;s more likely to fail in a storm than the original limbs were, and the open wounds invite decay. It looks tidy for a season and creates a hazard for a decade. Any operator who offers it is telling you something about their training.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d951890 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d951890\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"faq-02-headline-3\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf20c45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf20c45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to prune in Brisbane<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"faq-02-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d077eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d077eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLate winter to early spring \u2014 roughly August to September \u2014 is ideal for most species here. The tree responds vigorously through the growing season, and you get the storm-risk work done before the season starts. Deadwooding and genuine hazard work we&#8217;ll do any time of year. Waiting for the &#8220;right season&#8221; to remove a hanging limb isn&#8217;t arboriculture, it&#8217;s procrastination.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"cta-04\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc2f396 section dark moa-sd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edc2f396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4471c592 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4471c592\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865444bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"865444bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ece8b9 section-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8ece8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Request a tree quote<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9b4e95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f9b4e95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf474ae3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf474ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5385cff e-flex e-con-boxed bps-ghost e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5385cff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"cta-04-cta-text-1\" data-bps-type=\"cta_button\" class=\"elementor-element 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