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Efficient Tulsa Tree Pruning

Tree pruning is one of the simplest things you can do for your trees to keep them healthy and looking beautiful. At Arbor Masters, we offer various types of tree pruning to fit whatever your trees need. Our tree pruning methods include:

Standard Pruning: Balanced Maintenance

Our Standard Pruning service combines proactive care – removing dead, diseased, or broken branches – with selective thinning to improve light, airflow, and canopy balance, supporting the tree’s natural structure and long-term health.

Focus Areas:

Removing dead, diseased, or broken branches, improving light and airflow through selective branch reduction, and promoting a balanced, healthy canopy.

Ideal For:

Regular maintenance of healthy trees to ensure long-term vitality, resilience, and beauty.

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Structural Pruning: Building a Strong Foundation

Young trees benefit from early guidance to develop a strong, stable structure. Our Structural Pruning service focuses on influencing the orientation, spacing, and attachment strength of branches, setting the tree up for a lifetime of healthy growth.

Focus Areas:

Encouraging strong branch attachments, preventing future structural issues, and promoting a balanced canopy.

Ideal For:

Young trees or trees with developing structural concerns.

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Priority Pruning: Protecting Tree Health

When a tree is threatened by disease, infestation, or damage, timely action is critical. Our Priority Pruning service focuses on removing large infected or compromised branches before the issue spreads to the main stem. This proactive approach helps preserve the tree’s structural integrity and longevity.

Focus Areas:

Removing diseased, infested, or broken branches, combined with directional pruning to guide healthy growth.

Ideal For:

Trees showing signs of disease, pest infestation, or storm damage.

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Restoration Pruning: Healing Past Trauma

Trees that have been storm damaged, over-pruned, or otherwise harmed need careful attention to recover their natural form and vitality. Our Restoration Pruning service helps redevelop the tree’s structure, form, and appearance, allowing it to regain its strength and beauty.

Focus Areas:

Rebuilding a balanced canopy, encouraging healthy new growth, and restoring the tree’s natural shape.

Ideal For:

Trees that have been improperly pruned, topped, or damaged by storms or construction.

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Retrenchment Pruning: Managing Decline

As trees age or face environmental stressors, their crowns may begin to decline. Our Retrenchment Pruning service involves a gradual reduction process to manage this decline, ensuring the tree remains stable and healthy over time.

Focus Areas:

Reducing crown size in stages to alleviate stress on the tree, improving structural stability and promoting new growth.

Ideal For:

Mature trees showing signs of crown decline or reduced vigor.

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Sanitation Pruning: Preventing Spread of Issues

Diseases and pests can quickly compromise a tree’s health. Our Sanitation Pruning service removes branches infested with insects or disease pathogens, preventing further spread and promoting a healthier tree.

Focus Areas:

Removing infected or infested branches, improving airflow, and reducing the risk of disease transmission.

Ideal For:

Trees affected by pests, fungal infections, or bacterial diseases.

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Specified Pruning: Tailored to Your Tree’s Needs

Every tree is unique, and sometimes a custom approach is needed. Our Specified Pruning service allows for detailed, customized plans that address the specific requirements of your tree and its environment.

Focus Areas:

Creating a tailored pruning plan based on the tree’s species, history, and surroundings.

Ideal For:

Trees with unique challenges or specific landscape requirements.

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The Best Time to Prune Trees in Tulsa

While we offer our tree pruning services year-round, different kinds of pruning are best in different seasons. Tailor your pruning schedule to what kind of pruning work you want us to do. Typical pruning in each season includes:

  • Spring: We typically prune spring-flowering ornamentals as soon as they finish blooming in the spring. 

  • Summer: Summer is an excellent time to prune and shape your tree, as you can see what it looks like when it is fully leafed out. 

  • Fall: Limit your fall pruning to removing dead and diseased material, as pruning can spur new growth that won’t survive the winter. 

  • Winter: Save your major pruning jobs for the winter when the tree is dormant, and diseases won’t be able to enter through the wounds. 

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Scheduling was easy.

“I would definitely recommend Arbor Masters of Tulsa. Scheduling was easy, and they arrived promptly when expected. They made quick work of my trees and cleaned up very well. Besides half of my tree missing, you couldn’t tell they were even here. Wail was very courteous and professional. He and his team were fantastic!”

Will Gomberg

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Tree pruning is something to leave to the professionals to avoid injuries to you or your tree. Contact us today for a free quote for pruning using the button below. 

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HUGE thumbs up to Arbor Masters.

“I had Arbor Masters come out to prune all the dead wood from my trees. The timing was perfect because we had a huge storm the night before and the whole neighborhood had downed limbs. But these guys were quick, precise, and professional. When they were done they cleared all the debris. They even (at my request) left me some firewood for the coming fall..  HUGE thumbs up to Arbor Masters. They know their business.”

Carole Robinson

5 Reasons Tulsa Residents Trust Us

At Arbor Masters, tree care isn’t just our job – it’s our craft. We combine expert knowledge with a genuine respect for trees and the landscapes they shape. Whether we’re pruning a single limb or managing a multi-acre canopy, our focus is always the same: doing what’s best for the tree – and for you.

Vitality-Focused Pruning

Every decision we make starts with your tree’s health. We consider its natural growth patterns, species-specific needs, and the environment it’s growing in to ensure we’re supporting long-term vitality – not just a quick visual fix.

Customized Care

No two trees – or properties – are exactly alike. That’s why we tailor our services to fit your specific goals, your landscape, and what your tree needs to thrive. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.

Long-Term Results

Our methods are designed with the future in mind. By encouraging strong structure and healthy growth, we help your trees become more resilient to storms, disease, and age so they remain safe, beautiful, and valuable for years to come.

Unmatched Experience & Safety

With decades of experience and industry-best safety standards, our crews show up prepared – with the right tools, the right training, and a deep understanding of the trees we’re working on.

Committed to You

At the end of the day, we’re not just caring for trees, we’re building relationships with the people who love them. From the first consultation to the final cleanup, we’re committed to providing clear communication, reliable service, and results that exceed expectations.

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DIY Pruning is Dangerous; Leave it to the Experts

While it may not seem as obviously dangerous as something like tree removal, tree pruning is very dangerous, especially when handled by a layperson. Every year, many people are injured throughout the country trying to save a few bucks handling pruning on their own. They may fall from a ladder while pruning high branches or a branch unexpectedly falls on them and injures them. 

Not only is DIY pruning dangerous to you, but it also can harm your trees. Making cuts at the wrong point or pruning too much will damage your tree and won’t provide the typical pruning benefits. 

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The Arbor Masters Pruning Process

What to Expect When You Hire Arbor Masters

We have been fine-tuning our tree pruning process since our founding in 1960. Over the years, we’ve always striven to do what’s best for trees and what makes things simplest for our customers. Here’s what the pruning process looks like: 

  • 1

    Assessment

    We’ll examine your trees, including where they are located and what kind of pruning they need. 

  • 2

    Quote

    We’ll send you an electronic quote with an upfront price and an outline of what work we’ll be doing. 

  • 3

    Scheduling

    Once you accept the quote, we’ll work to schedule you when it’s convenient for you and makes the most sense for your tree. 

  • 4

    Pruning

    We’ll follow all ANSI A300 standards while pruning your tree and ensure we do not harm the tree. 

  • 5

    Cleanup

    We’ll chip any pieces we can on-site and clean up any debris from the pruning process. Let us know if there’s anything else we can do before we leave. 

The Benefits of Pruning for Your Tulsa Trees

Many Tulsa homeowners don’t understand just how helpful pruning is for their trees. Some of the benefits of pruning include:

  • Better air circulation and light penetration to get light to lower portions of the tree

  • Reduced risk of branches breaking off in a storm

  • Making a tree more aerodynamically sound to avoid failure in a storm

  • Increasing the life expectancy of trees

  • Better aesthetics

Pruning is an investment for your trees and something that is worth having a professional perform regularly. 

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What Your Neighbors Are Saying

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The pruning team was very considerate of our property.

"I contacted Arbor Masters for help with our trees. Their estimator came out and listened to my concerns and gave us a very sensible plan to prune our trees and then treat our trees for pests. The pruning team was very considerate of our property and carefully pruned our trees. I am very happy with Arbor Masters tree service."

Randall Stoker

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We've hired Arbor Masters several times.

"We've hired Arbor Masters several times for their expert help. On this occasion, we had several large oaks that needed major pruning and recovery work from the wind storm in June. The crew is professional and coordinates together on a safety basis. After the heavy lifting they also do a great job with cleanup. We highly recommend AM."

Susan Coonrod 

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The only one to spend the time with me...

"I called several companies to come out to help us with the health of our trees, pruning and removing a small tree and grinding the stump. Out of 5 companies Arbor Masters was the only one to spend the time with me educating me on our trees, what was happening and what they would do (in detail) to fix. The service we received was top notch from the office to the guys performing the work. I feel valued as a customer and I appreciate the excellent customer service. I’m looking forward to a long relationship with Arbor Masters and won’t hesitate to refer to my friends and family."

Ginny Martin

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Professional Arborists Ready to Prune Your Trees

At Arbor Masters, we are committed to pruning trees properly and helping maintain our beautiful community in the greater Tulsa area. Call us today at (918) 258-3444 to request a free quote.

Our Tulsa Service Area

The team at Arbor Masters is proud to serve the greater Tulsa area with our high-quality tree care. If you want more information on if we cover your neighborhood, call us at (918) 258-3444 or visit our service area page for more details.

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FAQs

There’s no exact schedule to keep with your trees for pruning, but, in general, mature trees can benefit from pruning every 3-5 years. Newly planted trees can benefit from more frequent pruning. 

Yes! While most homeowners can handle pruning small trees without injuring themselves, every year, people are injured trying to prune large trees without the proper training and equipment. 

When done correctly, pruning your trees will cause minor stress to a tree, but it will quickly recover from the cuts. Improper pruning techniques can cause long-term damage to a tree.

Depending on the size of the tree, we may climb into the canopy to remove branches or use our bucket truck to reach high branches. We may use pole saws, loppers, or chainsaws to trim branches, depending on their size. 

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I will always use Arbor Masters.

“Arbor Masters pruned two huge trees in my backyard. They were very professional, cleaned up every twig and made sure all of my gates were closed. You couldn’t even tell they were here, except the trees look fantastic! I will always use Arbor Masters for my tree needs in Tulsa!”

K. Pike

More Information on Tree Pruning in Tulsa

Want to learn more about taking care of your trees in Tulsa? We publish a new article every month detailing how to care for your trees. See our full list of articles on our Tree Care Blog. 

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Whether your trees need major pruning to get into better shape or you just want some dead branches removed, our team at Arbor Masters is ready to help. Schedule a free quote today by calling (918) 258-3444 or using the button below.

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