{"id":1446,"date":"2015-04-24T15:22:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2020-09-29T14:11:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:11:37","slug":"with-spring-in-the-air-nows-the-time-to-get-pruning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/with-spring-in-the-air-nows-the-time-to-get-pruning\/","title":{"rendered":"With Spring In The Air, Now\u2019s The Time To Get Pruning!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter\u2019s dominion over the Edmonton region is slowly coming to an end. With another spring on the horizon, you may want to commit to a number of household updates and chores \u2014 spring-cleaning lets you sweep out all the stale air and make a fresh new start, just in time for the warm weather. But for this March and April, don\u2019t limit yourself to work around the house! Remember that part of your annual spring-clean can extend to your property and yard, and the trees that make it beautiful.<\/p>\n

In fact, now that we\u2019re right at the cusp of a new spring, it\u2019s actually the best time out of the entire year to schedule our professional tree pruning service. This is called the \u201clate dormant\u201d season for trees. Having them pruned at this time of the year helps fight against specific ailments \u2014 Blacknot fungus in ornamental cherries, Bronze Leaf Disease in Aspen, Bronze Birch Borer in Birch trees, and bacteria-borne fire blight<\/a> in apple trees, to name a few. Pruning in the late dormant season means it will take less time for their wounds to seal, and you\u2019ll have an easier time ascertaining the true shape of a tree (and where it needs pruning) without a full canopy of leaves.<\/p>\n

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Pruning is a great way to encourage growth and keep your trees healthy. It\u2019s also a way to guide and shape your trees, for aesthetic reasons (to correct lopsided or unappealing growths) or for more practical and safety-related reasons, such as to avoid branches growing over structures or obstructing power lines. Stubs, damaged, broken, sick, and outright dead stems and branches should be removed for the overall health of the tree (much like removing a rotten apple from a bushel helps stop the spread of rot to other fruit).<\/p>\n

Spring-blooming trees often produce flowers that bloom from last year\u2019s growth. Wait until late spring to prune them to retain their full bloom \u2014 these trees include lilac, spirea, cherry, forsythia, apricot, azalea, plum, and so forth. But for summer-blooming trees, early spring is the perfect time since you can trim them well before their new growth. Trees will \u2018bleed\u2019 sap, but this isn\u2019t actually harmful. If you\u2019re still worried about creating too much oozing, staining sap, wait to prune trees like maples, birches, walnuts, and so forth until late spring or early summer.<\/p>\n

When you hand over this sometimes-tricky task to our professional tree pruners<\/a>, you won\u2019t ever have to worry about cutting too much, too little, or jeopardizing your safety. We\u2019re trained in the art of assessing, scaling, and pruning all types of trees, and have access to the best equipment for dealing with even the thickest, most stubborn branches. If you\u2019re not an arborist, you\u2019re probably not used to climbing and securing yourself to a tree with a pole saw or chainsaw in hand. Take all the danger and uncertainty out of the equation, and give us a call<\/a>! Our dedicated and certified staff can spruce up your land and restore your investments to their former glory. With spring on the horizon, it\u2019s a great way to look forward to the beautiful weather and ensure your property looks great all through the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter\u2019s dominion over the Edmonton region is slowly coming to an end. With another spring on the horizon, you may want to commit to a number of household updates and chores \u2014 spring-cleaning lets you sweep out all the stale air and make a fresh new start, just in time for the warm weather. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chippstree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}