Why Pruning Is Essential, Even in Winter
When the snow starts falling, it’s easy to think your trees don’t need ongoing maintenance. After all, they’re not actively growing and the rest of your landscaping is dormant. But that doesn’t mean your trees don’t need a little extra TLC. Winter tree pruning is actually one of the best things you can do for your landscaping. Here’s how pruning can help your trees, even if you’re taking care of it during the winter months.
It Sets Your Plants up for Better Growth in Spring
Though trimming your plants removes growth, it can actually help you improve your trees’ growth once the weather warms up. Why? Because you’re removing dead growth that might otherwise put strain on your tree in the spring. This helps free up resources for the tree to turn its attention to producing new leaves, limbs, and buds. Even better, trimming and pruning your trees during the winter can help them heal more effectively since the common fungi and diseases will also be dormant.
It Protects Your Property From Damage
Heavy snow can easily lead to premature breakage and those downed limbs and branches put the safety of your property and your clients’ property at risk. By removing excess growth in the winter, you’ll reduce your risk of fallen limbs and will be better able to protect your business from liability. Even better, you’ll reduce the risk of damage to your property which can help you save on repairs and maintenance in the long run.
Pruning Protects Your Trees From Disease Spread
Though insects and plant diseases can spread during the winter months, they’re less likely to. That makes winter an ideal time to address known infestations and infections. By trimming away the damaged or infected part of the tree, you’ll expose the rest of the tree to less risk come spring. Even better, cutting the dormant or slow-moving fungi and insects during the winter will reduce the risk of those contaminants spreading throughout the rest of your property.
Winter Pruning Reduces the Risk of Breakage
Broken limbs don’t just put you at risk for increased liability. They can also make your landscaping less impactful, especially when the trees are bare of leaves and buds. By staying on top of routine trimming and pruning, you’ll reduce the risk of premature breakage. This can help you keep your property looking as nice as you want it to well into the warmer months. Furthermore, when you trim your tree’s limbs rather than letting them break, you create a clean cut that’s less prone to further infection and disease.
Take Care of Regular Pruning and Trimming This Winter
Keeping your trees looking their best during the winter months means staying on top of routine trimming and pruning even when your trees aren’t growing actively. It’s an essential part of your ongoing landscape maintenance efforts and while you could take care of it on your own, it’s always best to work with a professional.
At Nationwide Landworks, our team is here to help you keep your commercial landscaping looking great year-round. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and see how easy keeping your property in great shape can be.
Go Back It Sets Your Plants up for Better Growth in Spring
Though trimming your plants removes growth, it can actually help you improve your trees’ growth once the weather warms up. Why? Because you’re removing dead growth that might otherwise put strain on your tree in the spring. This helps free up resources for the tree to turn its attention to producing new leaves, limbs, and buds. Even better, trimming and pruning your trees during the winter can help them heal more effectively since the common fungi and diseases will also be dormant.
It Protects Your Property From Damage
Heavy snow can easily lead to premature breakage and those downed limbs and branches put the safety of your property and your clients’ property at risk. By removing excess growth in the winter, you’ll reduce your risk of fallen limbs and will be better able to protect your business from liability. Even better, you’ll reduce the risk of damage to your property which can help you save on repairs and maintenance in the long run.
Pruning Protects Your Trees From Disease Spread
Though insects and plant diseases can spread during the winter months, they’re less likely to. That makes winter an ideal time to address known infestations and infections. By trimming away the damaged or infected part of the tree, you’ll expose the rest of the tree to less risk come spring. Even better, cutting the dormant or slow-moving fungi and insects during the winter will reduce the risk of those contaminants spreading throughout the rest of your property.
Winter Pruning Reduces the Risk of Breakage
Broken limbs don’t just put you at risk for increased liability. They can also make your landscaping less impactful, especially when the trees are bare of leaves and buds. By staying on top of routine trimming and pruning, you’ll reduce the risk of premature breakage. This can help you keep your property looking as nice as you want it to well into the warmer months. Furthermore, when you trim your tree’s limbs rather than letting them break, you create a clean cut that’s less prone to further infection and disease.
Take Care of Regular Pruning and Trimming This Winter
Keeping your trees looking their best during the winter months means staying on top of routine trimming and pruning even when your trees aren’t growing actively. It’s an essential part of your ongoing landscape maintenance efforts and while you could take care of it on your own, it’s always best to work with a professional.
At Nationwide Landworks, our team is here to help you keep your commercial landscaping looking great year-round. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and see how easy keeping your property in great shape can be.