Why the crown must be opened.

The crown is where a tree spends much of its visible energy. If it becomes too dense, the outside stays green while the inside loses light, air and structure. I open the crown so the tree can breathe and keep its form over years, not only after the first cut.

I work with a simple idea: the crown spends energy, the trunk conducts it, the roots supply it. When the crown becomes too dense, strength is spent in the wrong places. Opening does not mean emptying the tree; it means creating the right windows for air, light, future buds and dry needles.