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NOVEMBER 2021 & A rborists
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1 Celebrating Thanksgiving 2 November Is Secretly the Best Time to Camp Ask the Expert: Gutters 3 Avoiding Holiday Stress Easy Cranberry-Apple Salad 4 Winter Tree Pruning
Why Winter Pruning Is Necessary Only the Best for Your Trees
stress on the tree because as the tree is hibernating, so to speak, the tree’s energy is stored in the roots, ensuring that the tree doesn’t go into shock. This way, the tree is able to emerge from hibernation in a healthier state than if the pruning took place in warmer months. Also, dormant pruning allows the tree time to heal and regrow before the warmer weather welcomes destructive pathogens and insects. It’s healthier for the tree. In the winter months, we can better evaluate the tree and do a proper “checkup” while we look for potential trouble spots (related to disease, structural rot, or infestation) and address them. Also, pruning in the winter months reduces the transmission of diseases that affect trees because the disease is also dormant. For the best-looking and healthiest trees to emerge in springtime, winter pruning is a must! If you haven’t already scheduled your winter pruning, give us a call at (860) 888-8472!
Winter is a popular time to prune your trees. Many times, people think that as trees become dormant and lose their leaves, the tree care is on hold until spring. However, that is not the case. From November– December until February–March, trees are in their dormancy period while they take a rest and wait for the warmer weather to wake them up. This is the best time to prune them!
Why, you ask?
It’s easier. Without leaves getting in the way, our team has better access to all parts of the tree, and the structure is more visible. Decaying, dead, or broken branches can easily be removed, and the healthy ones can be trimmed. Proper pruning requires that the right cuts are made in the right places. It’s less stressful. By this, we mean both for the arborist and the tree! While we aren’t as busy in the winter in our off-season, we can take more time with the job. Winter puts less
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