Pruning – The Do’s and Don’ts
When it comes to pruning, there are many techniques and tips that can help keep your trees healthy and happy. We are going to share with you some tips on pruning effectively and some of the tools you will need. What are the benefits of pruning? Pruning helps maintain the size of trees. Trees that grow too large for their location can cause over-shading, possible damage to the surrounding objects and can end up with limbs getting overloaded and snapping. When you prune, you are able to remove any hazardous limbs, deadwood or any crossing branches that could cause trouble. Pruning will also allow light and air trough the tree which assists in keeping your tree healthy and strong. Differences in pruning juvenile and mature trees When pruning a young tree you are essentially creating a blueprint for how you want them to form. Whereas when you prune a mature tree you are generally doing remedial works to their canopy or to reduce their size. Mature trees will already have their...