Trimming trees and shrubs
As fall Marches on we are getting closer to the proper time to start trimming your trees and shrubs.
As a matter of fact for some shrubs that time is already here. Now you don’t want to just go out there and start hacking away. There are proper techniques to use when trimming. Knowing which limbs to cut and which limbs not to cut is very important to the overall health of a tree.
And and honestly that varies greatly depending on the type of tree. There are a few golden rules that apply to 90% of your trees out there. One of those is crossing limbs. You don’t want to have any limb growth that will allow limbs to cross each other coming in contact rubbing or possibly growing into each other. This opens up wounds in the tree and it’s just asking for disease and insects to invade.
I see a lot of trees that getting major hardtop. Crepe myrtles are probably one of the most common. This absolutely is not the proper way to trim a tree. A lot of times this is caused by poor decision-making at the initial time of planting. When choosing trees for a location it is important to take in factors like how big will the tree be in 15 years. Will the root system cause a problem with my Foundation.
Properproper tree maintenance will not only increase the overall health and beauty of the tree but it will also prevent possible damage caused by down limbs to your house cars and other Landscaping. It is an often-overlooked yet extremely important aspect of Total Landscape care. Feel free to contact us if you have questions about trimming your own trees. We will be happy to come out take a look at them make recommendations to help you understand what needs to be done and allow you to do the work yourself properly. Of course if you just don’t want to mess with it will be happy to trim the trees and shrubs and bushes for you.
