Clearing Low Branches Along a Fence Line and Parking Area in Vaughan
The last part of Goats Landscaping's late-August 2026 work at this Vaughan community was the row of spruces and pines along the perimeter fence, the parking area and the walkways between the buildings.
Project snapshot
- Client
- Condo & townhouse community
- Location
- Vaughan
- Service
- Tree Trimming
- Date
- August 28–29, 2026
Scope of work
- Spruces and pines along the perimeter fence
- Low branches over the parking area and walkways
- Dead wood removed
- Ladder work beside the buildings
- Branches hauled away, ground raked
The challenge
The last part of Goats Landscaping's late-August 2026 work at this Vaughan community was its tree line: a row of spruces and pines along the perimeter fence, beside the parking area and waste bins, and between the townhouse rows.
Low branches reached out over parking spaces and walkways. On a busy property that means branches scraping cars, blocked sightlines at the entrance and limbs hanging over paths that residents use after dark. There was dead wood in the trees as well.
Our approach
Because our crew was already on site for the hedges, the tree work could be planned alongside it: one crew, one set of equipment, one cleanup. We worked along the fence line in order, finishing and clearing each stretch before moving on, and set aside two days for it.
The goal was clearance, not a heavy prune: take off what was low, dead or in the way, and leave the rest of each tree full.
What we did
- Removed low and dead branches from the spruces along the property edge.
- Lifted the canopy over the parking area and waste bins.
- Cleared the pines beside the parking lot and the townhouse buildings, using a ladder for the higher cuts.
- Opened up the walkway between the townhouse rows.
- Limbed up the fence line along the parking ramp.
- Raked the ground and hauled the branches away by truck.
The result
- Parking spaces clear of low branches
- Open sightlines for drivers and pedestrians
- Walkways clear to use after dark
- Dead wood gone from the trees
- Clean ground along the whole fence line
Know-how from our crew
Good to know
Most pruning is best done while trees are dormant, in late fall and winter, but dead and hazardous low branches can come off any time. Oaks are the exception: avoid pruning them from April to July because of oak wilt.
What the property manager gets out of it
Fewer complaints about branches scraping cars, clear sightlines at the entrance for drivers and pedestrians, and walkways that are safe to use after dark. For a condo corporation it also means less liability from low or dead limbs over common areas.
One crew for the whole site
Because Goats Landscaping was already on this Vaughan property for the hedges, the tree clearance, the dead spruce removal and the limbing up could be planned together and done in the same stretch of late August, with one crew and one cleanup instead of several separate contractors.
Common questions
How often should trees along a parking area be pruned?
Clearance pruning every two to three years is typical, with a quick check each season for dead or broken limbs, especially after storms and heavy snow.
Do you haul the branches away?
Yes. On this Vaughan job the branches were loaded onto the Goats Landscaping truck and hauled away, and the ground along the fence line was raked clean.