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Bark and Branch Tree Care

Tree Pruning & Reduction

Providing tree pruning and reduction services throughout Manchester, East Cheshire, and Derbyshire’s High Peak.

After tree surgery to reduce a birch, holly and cherry tree

Tree pruning & reduction in Manchester

Regular pruning and crown thinning are essential for maintaining the health of your trees, preventing problems and safety issues, and keeping your landscape looking at its best.

Our Manchester tree surgeons have the training and experience necessary to properly care for your trees, make them work within your landscape, and spot potential problems before they become serious.

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Tree Pruning & Reduction Services

Learn more about how we can help you with your tree care, through our range of professional tree pruning and reduction services.

Crown Lifting

The raising of a trees crown (the main area of foliage and branch mass), by removing the lower branches, is applied in many different situations. In most cases, it is to create space below the tree to gain pedestrian or vehicle access.

Another reason for crown lifting is to allow light to pass through, either on to the ground or into a nearby building. A crown lift can also be used for visual reasons, to improve a view or the tree’s appearance.

Crown lift on a row of trees by a roadside

Crown Reduction / Thinning

The lowering of a trees crown, by removing the upper branches, is used to control the height of a tree where, if left, the tree would come into contact with power lines or block sunlight from solar panels. Lowering of the crown may also be used to improve the appearance of a tree.

Crown thinning is the process removing living branches from within the crown, were possible, maintaining the shape of the tree.

Two reduced trees in Mew Mills

Pollarding

Pollarding is a method of tree management where the branches are cut back to a selected point, with all the foliage removed. The regrowth is then removed on a regular basis (usually between three and five years). This can create dense, fast growing foliage.

Please note that pollarding is not suitable for all types of tree. We will be able to advise further on this once we visit your site.

Customer Reviews

Please read our customers’ tree surgery testimonials.

James and his wworkers came to cut back my nightmare neighbour's overgrown and overhanging trees. Reasonable price and great work. Thank you.
yasmin A.
1714138959
Thanks James @ Bark & Branch for a swift, tidy, reasonably priced job, removing the remains of an old tree in my garden. Great communication prior to the work being done, executed as agreed and all cleaned up afterwards. Couldn’t have been better and I would happily use you again, and would recommend to others. A 5* job. Thank you!
Hannah G.
1709062320
Highly recommend Bark and Branch. Their quote was competitive the work was professional and overall did a neat clean and tidy job.
nick P.
1707488198
A friendly and highly professional service.
Tim R.
1702636146
Second time we've used these guys, will definitely use again. Helpful, punctual and cleaned up after the job. Highly recommended.
Simon K.
1692629682
Great experience... very reasonable quote.. turned up exactly when they said and did a great job trimming my tree... left the place really tidy too..100% recommend.
Si W
1687941594
James and his team have provided very professional and efficient service removing tree which started to lean and became unsafe. They were very quick and organised, tree was cut down, removed and disposed safely in no time. Bark and Branch made sure to leave the area tidy and free from any tree debris. Highly recommend tree surgeons!
Kasia K.
1687506851
James and his team removed ua very large ash tree from our garden that was overhanging a steep stream valley. James dealt with the paperwork and permissions needed. The work went as planned (nearly 4 days.) The site was left clean and tidy at the end of each day. Would definitely recommend and use again.
Angela C.
1684073224
Have used Bark and Branch twice. Would recommend them, they really good to deal with. They have done various tree maintenance and stump grinding. Reliable and helpful.
Moray L.
1683876566
Efficient tidy and good price. Highly recommended.
Joanna R.
1682758152
I have worked with James on numerous occasions. He is very professional and knowledgeable. I only hear good things from he's clients and look forward to working with him again.
Jay S.
1665854237
Used James for stump removal. Good price, job completed to standard & tidied up afterwards.
United M.
1615138591
Highly recommend James and the Bark & Branch team. He offered the best price out of the 5 quotes I had, and was extremely professional from start to end. Quick response and a job well done.
J
1605871509
Excellent service all round - highly recommended!
Jeremy C.
1575452679
Highly recommended spent most of the day in the full sun on a very hot day this summer, taking down several of our trees in our garden in Chinley very reliable very experienced.
Aaron M.
1573675476
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