4 Reasons to Service Your Trees in the Colder Months

Many property owners mind their trees in the spring and summer months, but cold weather care is just as important as tree management during their growing season.

Read on for important reasons to take care of your trees when it starts to get chilly outside.

As trees begin to reawaken in the spring, you're more likely to notice shape imbalances, odd branches, or other aesthetic issues, which can prompt you to make a call to a qualified tree trimmer to handle it right away.

However, the colder months are an ideal time to have your tree trimmed and shaped. As soon as the trees on your property begin to lose their leaves, it's easier to see and access the areas to be pruned, as well as locate any dead, diseased, or hazardous branches that need to be removed.

As it gets colder, tree cells enter a state of dormancy that prevents new growth and preserves the tree's energy stores. When a tree is pruned in the summer, it responds to the perceived damage by compensating with new growth fairly quickly.

Because tree growth can be fairly slow, it may not have the adequate resources it needs to grow to its fullest potential if it was altered during the growing season.

If a tree is pruned in colder months when new growth is nota part of its seasonal cycle, it provides the tree with a chance to heal and save its growth energy for the spring months, when it can expend more energy and absorb more nutrients to support new, healthy growth as soon as it's time to do so.

Cold weather pruning also gives the tree a better chance in times of inclement weather. Snow, rain, and stormy condition scan places tress on a tree either through added weight on its boughs or through environmental conditions that shift potentially weak branches back and forth.

Just as trees enter a dormant period in the fall and winter, so do many of the diseases and pathogens that threaten their wellbeing. A diseased tree that is serviced in the spring and summer may have bacteria, parasites, fungi, or harmful insects that are at their most active and can more easily be transmitted to other nearby trees.

During the winter, these tree threats are usually either dead or inactive. Tree work that is performed at this time is less likely to spread disease. As well, any diseases or issues detected in the winter months can be treated while the tree is dormant, so it's more likely to be healthy and strong in the spring.

You may not reap the benefits of tree care accomplished in the winter right away, but your efforts will certainly be apparent in the spring. Trees that have been properly cared for in cold temperatures bloom better, fruit better, and look better than those that were largely ignored when it became cool outdoors.

Though you may want to tackle tree service on your own, property owners who want to make the most of their trees, no matter the season, should look to qualified professionals for the best results. For expert tree removal and service this fall and winter, call the professionals at Baumann Tree. Our team can properly winterize your trees so they can look their best all year round.