When is the Best Time to Prune a Tree?
The best time is anywhere between late autumn and winter. As plants loose a lot of their leaves in this period it makes it much easier to see which branches you actually want to trim back and remove. It’s also the ideal time as your plants are mostly dormant, so you won’t interrupt their growth but instead encourage fresh, healthy shoots to grow come the spring. As a reminder, pruning your plants may decrease their size for a short while, but it actually encourages them to grow back bigger and bushier than ever when the weather gets warmer. We want to ensure all of our plants are pruned and prepared for the season before the warmer weather hits. You can of course prune a hedge, bush of tree at any time of year and this won’t damage your plant in any way. If for example you just want to tidy up some stray branches, or cut back any new growths that are growing in a direction you don’t want, that’s absolutely fine, it’s just that you’re not going to see as much new growth as ...