Pruning is the art and science of trimming trees for both health and aesthetics. Without an experienced arborist, you can permanently disfigure—or worse—kill a tree. Likewise, an experienced pruner can really bring out the best in your trees! Ideally, trees should be pruned annually. Well-maintained trees don’t take as long to prune. Often, people will wait a year or two between pruning, which can be perfectly fine depending on the size and growth rate of the tree. Trees that are neglected for too long can reach a point where we can only do so much to make them look better. Let us take your ornamental trees, hedges, or fruit trees to the next level! Tree pruning is best done in the winter months when trees are dormant.
Pruning involves an artistic yet systematic process of:
