Treemendous Tree Care

The pruning time depends among other things on the purpose of the pruning, but as a general rule, trees are preferably pruned in late spring or summer when they are fully in leaf. This allows the tree to respond immediately to the injury in order to prevent infections. That is - contrary to what is often thought - not during his winter rest, but during the growing season. Then the tree can actively lock wounds and immediately start wound overgrowth. Although there are still some advantages to pruning in winter: there is less work in this period and, because there are no leaves on the trees, you have a better view of the work and there is less pruning waste. In the case of strongly locking trees, such as oak, few problems are to be expected with correct winter pruning, although summer pruning is also preferable. What you certainly should never do is prune when it is freezing or when frost is announced. If pruned during the growing season, the breeding season of the bird