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Tree crown lifting is the removal of lower branches to lift the height of the crown's base. It's carried out to increase the clearance between the ground and the lower branches. It's also used to reduce weight from a tree and allow more light to pass through the branches.

Crown thinning is the process of removing select branches to thin out the fullness of the tree. Using specific techniques, thinning creates a balanced crown structure without affecting the shape or size of the tree. It also reduces the weight on heavy limbs and removes dead, weak, overreaching or duplicated branches.  

A crown reduction is a pruning technique that removes weight from the end of any branches, taking them back to a healthy, lateral growing branch, which will form a new crown.

The process reduces long, heavy, or overextended branches, as well as removing any branches with significant defects. The result is a smaller crown.

Pruning is the most common tree maintenance procedure. Unlike forest trees, landscape trees need a higher level of care to maintain structural integrity, aesthetics and overall health.

Pollarding is a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, which promotes the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches. -  This form of pruning is often used by local councils to stunt the growth of trees while also giving an easy maintenance regime.

Felling is the process of cutting a tree back to its base and completely removing it from the environment. A dismantle or section fell is when a tree is taken down in stages, sometimes using a method called “rigging” where the logs/branches are lowered on a series of ropes and pulleys to avoid damage to the surrounding areas.