Are tree branches blocking all of the natural light from entering your home? Is your yard littered with leaves, branches, or thorns? It may be time to consider tree pruning options for your North Shore yard. Tree pruning services

Stick with us as we explain when to trim your trees to keep them healthy.

1. Spring: For New Growth

Spring is when you can expect the maximum growth from all the plants in your garden, including your trees. Pruning during this time encourages even further growth – especially amongst flowering trees like magnolias or lilly pillies. This is also a great time to remove any dead or damaged branches. 

Care Tip: Do not start your pruning too early in Spring. You want to avoid a cold snap that causes damage to your newly pruned tree.

2. Summer: For Shaping And Control

While the vigorous growth of spring is welcomed, it can also lead to unruly, overgrown trees. Summer is the perfect time to control this extra growth and shape your trees so that they look just so. Also, you can remove any dead or diseased branches. Winter-bearing fruit trees, like citrus, respond especially well to summer pruning. 

Care Tip: Avoid pruning during the hottest part of the day, as this can lead to your trees suffering from heat stress. The best times to prune are early morning before it gets too hot or in the evenings when the heat of the day has subsided.

3. Autumn: Getting Ready To Rest

Now is the time to help your trees prepare for the dormancy that winter will bring. Remove any damaged, dead, or diseased branches. Try to shape your trees to help them withstand winter storms and winds. 

Care Tip: Avoid pruning too late in the season, as this might “confuse” your tree and stimulate new growth, which will be especially vulnerable to the colder weather.

4. Winter: Checking The Structure

Less leaves and growth during this time gives you a chance to examine and correct the overall structure of your trees. Weak or crossed branches can be safely removed, along with those touching buildings, power lines, or other trees. 

Care Tip: Pruning trees while they are dormant puts the least stress on them.

Contact HortCulture today for safe and effective tree pruning services on the North Shore. Our team of expert arborists really knows trees and can help keep yours looking their best all year around.