Front Yard Landscaping Ideas

Why Prune Your Trees?

For generations, pruning trees shrubs and other garden plants has been somewhat of a mystery to gardeners, landscapers, and tree services.  Some trees behave so unpredictably to certain types of pruning, that it becomes an art form reserved for only the most experienced of experts.  In this article, I will explain some of the primary reasons why pruning is essential for the health and look of your trees.

At its simplest, pruning is a means of manipulating a trees growth, shape and productivity by cutting and training it to achieve a final goal.  Pruning correctly is not always dependent on knowing how and where to cut, but more knowing what you are trying to achieve, or the end result.  This requires a creative vision that takes years of practice to develop.  Some tree services and municipal authorities savagely chop trees to a uniform height or shape, to utilize efficient labor.  This shows little regard for the growth patterns and cycles of the different trees they are dealing with, and should be avoided when choosing a company to prune your trees.

It is important to hire an experienced service when having your trees pruned.  Getting it wrong can mean your trees don't perform as they should in terms of producing flowers or fruit, and can deteriorate and become susceptible to pests and disease.  Plants that are hastily or heavily pruned can be as unproductive as unpruned specimens, and may bear no resemblance to the original form and habit of the tree.  On the other hand, well pruned trees will produce more fruit, will be more aesthetically pleasing, and will have more colorful stems and leaves.

Not all trees need to be pruned regularly.  Some are rarely touched, or are pruned only when they start to spread out beyond the spot in your yard designed for them.  Adversely, some trees exist in certain forms only because pruning shapes them in a certain way.  If you grow fruit trees, pruning becomes an extremely important way to keep your trees healthy, and capable of bearing much fruit.

When hiring a tree service for pruning, the service should explain the reasons for pruning in the manner proposed to you.  These reasons should include one or all of the following:  To train the tree to grow in a particular way, to balance the tree's growth, to control the production of fruit, to maintain the trees health, or to restrict its growth.  Sometimes, remedial or renovation pruning may also be necessary from time to time.

If you would like more information regarding pruning cycles, trees indigenous to Bellevue or Seattle Washington, or other maintenance tips for your trees, visit our website at:

www.EastsideTreeWorks.com

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