Dormant pruning

Let’s talk about dormant pruning. It seems like winter does not have much to do with plants, but here are some advantages you might want to know:

· Visible structure. No leaves are there to hide those crossing or narrow crotch angle branches.
· Better growth response. When a plant “comes back to life” after dormant pruning, it finds that the energy preserved for N amount of growth points, now is needed for fewer ones. Yay!
· Flower beds safety. A falling branch can easily destroy some of those beautiful flowers you waited so long for. In winter, we don’t have to worry about it at all, and nether you.

Take note: most trees, shrubs and evergreens respond well to dormant pruning, but there are some exceptions, such as maples, walnut, box elder, birch and its relatives, ironwood and blue beech. Above listed are bleeding types and will need leaves to help get over pruning.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask, we are more than happy to answer them.