"In the ‘battle of beetles,’ I thought my 30-year-old snow ball bush was a goner. However, the treatments and pruning you recommended produced these wonderful results."

Bette, Greece

"Turfgrasses trap much of an estimated 12 million tons of dust and dirt released annually into the U.S. atmosphere."

Winter Pruning

Winter pruning will help any landscape to look its best and achieve its maximum potential. Proper pruning works to establish a consistent growth pattern and appearance to the entire landscape site. Several factors must be considered in order to do this.

Aesthetics

Visual beauty is enhanced when plants are maintained in their natural shape and proper size.

Balancing

Removal of oversized branches, redirecting growth and raising of the canopy restores the natural form of trees and shrubs.

Corrective

Restores the natural structure of the tree or shrub by removing crossing, distorted, diseased, or damaged branches.

Thinning

Promotes better air circulation through selective removal of dense branches. This helps to reduce insect and disease pressures.

Timing for any pruning work is dependent on the type of plant material. Most deciduous trees should be pruned before the spring growth flush occurs, typically December - February. Conifers can be pruned after the new growth has hardened off in the early summer months. For flowering shrubs, wait until after the seasons flowers have disappeared.