Tree lopping gets a bad reputation because it's done badly so often — stubs left, too much canopy stripped, trees left looking like hat racks. Done correctly, with cuts made to proper laterals and no more than a quarter of the canopy removed at once, it's a legitimate way to manage height and reduce risk.
We do tree lopping across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty. If a tree needs reducing, we'll tell you the right way to do it and what the result will look like. Free site visit — call 027 600 0446.
Crown reduction in Tauranga is often the preferred option for clients who want to keep an established tree but reduce the conflict it's creating with neighbouring properties, powerlines, or structures. A large eucalyptus or gum that's grown to thirty metres in a Tauranga suburban backyard is a significant liability — reducing it to fifteen or eighteen metres reduces the risk considerably while keeping the tree alive and maintaining its function as shade and privacy screening. We reduce to natural forks rather than cutting across leaders arbitrarily — the result is a tree that looks intentional rather than butchered, and one that recovers more strongly from the work. Pohutukawa in Tauranga that's subject to TCC's significant tree list is generally not a candidate for heavy lopping without resource consent. We advise on this clearly at the site visit. Phoenix palms in Tauranga can be reduced in height as part of maintenance — removing the growing tip (dead-heading) controls height but kills that stem, so it's a permanent decision. Tauranga City Council jurisdiction applies across all of Tauranga.
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