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Most experts say you shouldn’t prune anything at all in the fall. The choice is up to you. Why? Your trees focus their energy on their roots during the colder seasons. So, any cuts from pruning won’t heal in time.

Open cuts can leave your tree vulnerable, which may lead to months of struggling. Pruning is also a way to encourage shrubpruning.barted Reading Time: 2 mins.

Aug 20, If there isn’t an absolute reason to do prune trees in the fall, then don’t. Save your tree care pruning when the tree is actively growing in the early spring or completely dormant in the winter months. She does stress that qualified tree care specialists are pruning trees every day year-round without a lot of detrimental shrubpruning.barted Reading Time: 6 mins. Sep 25, For most trees that period is late winter or early spring.

With that being said, does that mean we should not prune in the fall? Fall pruning is best focused on the removal of dead, dying, broken or hazardous limbs. In fact, this maintenance pruning can be done anytime of the year, as safety of property and people is always the first concern. Sep 27, Most pruning tasks are best done in the winter or early spring when plants are still dormant and not budding or blooming.

Fall is the time to clean up any dead, damaged, or diseased branches that may have gone unnoticed during the summer. Examine Your Trees, Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.