Joe Dupre'
Omono
I'm just curious when do y'all prune your deciduous trees....... in fall after leaf drop or right before bud break in the spring. I am kind of haphazard on the timing myself. Pros and cons of both ways??
I'd do it just before spring then for sure. Cuts of that magnitude will heal faster with the tree being active during the growing season. Making a big cut right after all the leaves drop means you have slow healing during the dormant period. I'm sure winter there doesn't last very long, but still.I'm mostly talking about a hard prune...... taking long, leggy branches back well inside the proposed silhouette.
Yeah, our winters are not very long. The joke around here is something like this..... "It was a short winter last year. I think it was on a Thursday..........in the morning."I'd do it just before spring then for sure. Cuts of that magnitude will heal faster with the tree being active during the growing season. Making a big cut right after all the leaves drop means you have slow healing during the dormant period. I'm sure winter there doesn't last very long, but still.
Is that not what cut paste/putty is for? I'm genuinely asking, not being snarky. I'm always up for gaining more knowledge.Maples bleed in spring and it's hard to shut off.
It is actually very difficult to stop a maple from bleeding when the sap rises, if the cut is large it could bleed several weeks or more sealer or no.Is that not what cut paste/putty is for? I'm genuinely asking, not being snarky. I'm always up for gaining more knowledge.
It is actually very difficult to stop a maple from bleeding when the sap rises, if the cut is large it could bleed several weeks or more sealer or no.
Boo Hiss. That's two major insults at the same time. I repot when growing and has a full head of mature foliage, like June, and repot from April to July trimming roots at that time.This is why many will also do a repot at the same time. Trimming the roots back will usually keep the bleeding down
Boo Hiss. That's two major insults at the same time. I repot when growing and has a full head of mature foliage, like June, and repot from April to July trimming roots at that time.
Nah, it is to help a tree heal. You keep the cambium from drying out and you support the spreading of callus tissue.Is that not what cut paste/putty is for?
I do light pruning (Annual growth) in fall when leaves are dropping. I try to wire & trim my deciduous at that time.I'm just curious when do y'all prune your deciduous trees....... in fall after leaf drop or right before bud break in the spring. I am kind of haphazard on the timing myself. Pros and cons of both ways??
I add my 2 cents where there is a substantial difference of it. I don't mean to say that my way is better than yours, I do mean to say there's more than one way to skin a cat. I reckon that people here do almost everything we speak of here at every possible time of year, and it works for them. When I concur I give a thumbs-up to re-inforce what has been said. The Boo Hiss is the opposite.lol Boo hiss all you like its a fact people do repot and to a major cut back at the same time to reduce bleeding at the chop.
I didnt make it up so dont shoot the messenger