In this Cottage Life article, Ian Laidlaw from Davey's Ottawa office talks about why winter is the ideal time to prune and inspect tree branches.
After the spring bloom, summer shade, and fall colours have come and gone, trees blend into the winter snow, and we pay them a little less mind. But we shouldn’t ignore them!
When we think of trees least is when they need our attention most. According to Ian Laidlaw , a certified arborist and the district manager of Davey Tree Expert Company in Ottawa, winter is the ideal time to inspect and prune branches. This is because trees are in their dormant phase in the colder months, so they’re metabolizing nutrients slower and pausing growth—it conserves energy to help them brave the conditions.
“The biggest benefit to winter trimming is that trees are not stressed out,” says Laidlaw. “They’re not craving water, and there’s no heat. Without that stress, trees are able to heal from pruning a bit quicker.”
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