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Trees can be at their healthiest when maintained during dormant ­season before new growth begins in spring. Pruning after the onset of new growth can limit the plant’s bloom potential for the year.

Dormant pruning pulls double duty by causing less stress on trees, and allowing for robust new growth in plants that bloom in the spring and summer. Oct 28, The lack of leaves on a dormant tree makes branches easier to spot and makes pruning more time-efficient than waiting until tree growth obscures these clear views. Dormant Season Pruning Saves Time and Money. Colder weather means a harder ground to work shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

When your trees enter the dormancy period, it’s the perfect time to prune. Pruning during the dormant season helps to prepare the plants for spring and summer season. If you don’t take measures to care for your landscape, you’ll put your trees and shrubs at risk of damage.5/5(44).

Dec 18, Why is the dormant season a good time to perform tree maintenance? Fall and winter are great times to perform tree maintenance for a number of reasons.

Drier grounds and bare branches allow arborists to access and inspect your trees with ease, while dormant tree pruning helps decrease the likeliness of disease to spread and harm the tree’s structure. The ideal time to prune trees is late winter if you want to ensure robust growth. Winter makes the wounds heal faster and ensure less bleeding of sap as the trees are dormant.

Fortunately I found some really helpful tips from several State Extension offices.

You shouldn’t trim trees during fall as your tree takes more time to recover and can develop fungi or shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.

Jun 01, And when you prune or trim your tree during this time, it can lead to over-pruning, which can result in extreme stress for the tree. The ideal time to prune or trim most types of trees is during their dormant period, which occurs in late fall or early winter. Trees are normally in full dormant mode well into the winter months. Trees are similar to humans when they get “sick”.

If your tree has significant stress, it’s more susceptible to pests and disease. Trimming (opening a new wound) will force it to take more energy to heal itself.

So, if possible, leave a stressed tree alone. I CHECKED AND MY TREE IS DEAD.