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Service 06 · Deadwooding

Deadwooding in Lee's Summit, MO

Dead limbs come out before the wind brings them down on the roof, the car or the patio.

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Deadwooding

Deadwooding, done carefully.

Deadwooding is pruning with one job: get every dead, dying and broken branch out of the crown. Dead wood turns brittle, and in a Missouri thunderstorm or an ice storm it’s the first thing to come down. Big oaks and maples over a house are the usual candidates.

From the lift or on a climbing line, we work through the canopy branch by branch, cutting dead wood back to live tissue and lowering anything heavy instead of letting it drop. It’s the least invasive way to make a big tree safer without changing how it looks.

Deadwooding pairs well with a regular trim, and it’s a smart move for any tree that lost limbs in the last storm. While we’re up there, we’ll tell you honestly what we see.

What you get

What deadwooding includes

  • Every dead, dying and broken limb removed from the crown
  • Hangers (snapped limbs caught in the canopy) brought down safely
  • Cuts made back to live wood
  • Heavy limbs lowered, not dropped
  • An honest read on the tree’s health while we’re up there
  • Cleanup and haul-off

When to call

Signs of dead wood

Not sure? Text a photo to (816) 491-5867 and Josh will tell you what he sees.

  1. Bare branches in summer while the rest of the tree is leafed out
  2. Limbs with peeling bark and no small twigs
  3. Broken limbs hanging in the canopy after a storm
  4. Sticks and branches covering the yard after every wind
Tall oaks in fall color beside a house, with the lift parked below
Tall oaks, lift on site
Boom lift extended into a tall tree among red and orange fall leaves
Up among the dead limbs
Boom lift reaching into tall trees beside a house on a hillside
Reaching the high dead limbs

The work was completed safely and the cleanup was spotless.

Josh Nakelsky · Google review

Questions

Deadwooding FAQ

Is deadwooding different from trimming?

Trimming shapes the living tree. Deadwooding only removes what’s already dead or broken. Many jobs are both, and we quote them together.

Does dead wood mean the tree is dying?

Not necessarily. Shade trees shed inside limbs as the canopy grows. But a lot of dead wood at the top can point to a bigger problem, and we’ll tell you honestly if we think the tree should come down.

Deadwooding near you

We do deadwooding across Lee's Summit and these nearby towns.

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  • Mon–Sat · 8 AM–6 PM
  • Based in Lee's Summit, MO, serving about 60 miles around, from Overland Park, KS to Sedalia, MO
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