Thursday 23 May 2013

What is The Best Time For Tree Trimming?



There are many reasons for growing beautiful trees in the area surrounding your house. First of all, these assist in keeping the air clean, these provide shade and keep the temperature low and of course, these enhance the scenic beauty of the place. For the front yard, decorative trees are more suitable while for the backyard or the kitchen garden, fruit trees are preferred.

In addition to the general care, trees also need specialized care like trimming and pruning. This care is required more during particular parts of the year to prevent tree diseases, let them grow upright and give them a nice shape. These processes help in getting rid of the dead or the diseased tree branches. But it is very important that tree pruning or trimming is done by a professional because improper trimming may cause harm to the tree. Also, it should be done at an appropriate time of the year.

The best time to trim a tree is the dormant season i.e. during the late winters or the arrival of the spring. This is because during this time, the trees start budding again. So the wounds remain for a lesser time. The dead or damaged branches, the diseased portions of the tree and the branches interfering with other branches because of being too close are to be pruned. This avoids spreading of the disease to other parts of the tree and lets the tree grow up into a regular shape.

Pruning the trees during peak winters will increase the trauma to the trees as this time is a resting time for them. There are various other ifs and buts involved in the tree pruning process so it is always better to assign this significant task professional tree trimming companies so that your trees and plants get the care they deserve. 

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  35. I guess I was doing this wrong. I used to trim my trees in early fall, right after the leaves fell. Could that have caused my trees to stop growing properly? I'm hoping to do it right from now on so that my kids will be able to have a shade tree to play under.
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