As we head into the colder season, it’s a great time to plan landscaping projects and tree care for your property. Cooler temperatures offer trees and plants respite from the long, hot summer, but they still require attention. Your tree expert can advise you on when it’s best to thin and shape trees that need it.
Preventative pruning
Young trees can be pruned to guide the shape of the tree, minimize or eliminate weaknesses and defects, and to maximize tree health and growth patterns in the future. Controlling the structure of a young tree will maximize its usefulness and safety in the future. Pruning should be done with an eye on new growth for trees that bloom as flowers appear on the newer growth.
Damage and restoration pruning
Damage caused by storms requires careful pruning to restore the tree to health. A homeowner should also watch for damage caused by trees encroaching buildings, roadways, and other structures.
Dead branches and cracks in the tree are an invitation for pathogens and can be a safety hazard if they fall. Talk to your tree expert about having trees pruned if they may be in danger or cause danger. Trees that are leaning will also require a tree expert, especially if it’s a hazard to an existing structure.
While not all trees can be saved, tree care can maximize the possibility of saving and restoring a tree which has sustained damage. It will also minimize the risk of a hazard in the event a tree can’t be kept.
Deciduous trees
These fair-weather friends have given us their best all summer, with shaded canopies to keep us cool. Now is the time for them to go dormant, meaning they will lose leaves. While it can be messy, it’s only temporary. Once a tree is dormant, which will be in the winter, it may need to be thinned and shaped as required.
Fruit trees
Fruit trees are dormant during the winter, also offering a chance to lightly thin and shape these trees before Spring. Fruit trees generally grow fruit on new growth, which will thrive on a tree that has been carefully thinned.
Water
November can be a dry month for our area. Plan to water trees and other plants deeply, as opposed to a light watering more often, to maximize tree health by avoiding stress caused by lack of water.
Chuck’s Tree Service offers tree trimming and pruning, palm tree trimming, and tree removal, in Pasco, Hernando and Pinellas Counties. 24/7 emergency service. Call us today at 352-747-8182!
