Tree pruning

In these very special cases, Jardins de Meriem has several professionals whose specialty is pruning, to minimize the risk of accidents and promote quality work.

Severe pruning or practices such as topping have dramatic aesthetic and tree safety consequences. The regrowth of discards disfigures the silhouette of the tree and increases the risk of breakage and wind resistance.

Severe pruning or practices such as topping have dramatic aesthetic and tree safety consequences. The regrowth of discards disfigures the silhouette of the tree and increases the risk of breakage and wind resistance. The shaping size allows trees from 3-4 years old to select the branches to control the development of the tree.

Tree pruning

How to prune ?

Take out your pruning tools during the dormant period. A good time indicator for pruning is to wait until the tree has lost its leaves. If a storm breaks a branch at another season of the year, there is no harm in cutting it right away instead of waiting for winter.

When to cut trees ?

Prune when scarring is fast: during growing season. Pruning during the growing season is alternatively called pruning in green or spring pruning. It is practiced when the tree is "in sap", that is to say in a period of growth.

When to prune shrubs?

Size of shrubs with deciduous foliage. We cut at the end of flowering, when flowers are fading. Also remove dead or frozen branches in the winter after flowering, rebalance the general shape of the shrub and ventilate the center to give it maximum light.

When and how to prune an oak ?

When to carve the oak. The size of the oaks can be done during the whole winter, then from the end of spring to the end of the summer. Only the period of bud burst (bud opening to the unfolding of young leaves) and that before the fall of the leaves should be avoided, to avoid exhausting them.

How to prune a tree ?

Take out your pruning tools during the dormant period. A good time indicator for pruning is to wait until the tree has lost its leaves. If a storm breaks a branch at another season of the year, there is no harm in cutting it right away instead of waiting for winter.

The soft waist helps preserve the aesthetics of the tree and increases its longevity. The climber pruner explores the entire crown and makes thinning sizes. These techniques slow tree height growth and control the sun shadow ratio.

Some applications are very complex, where the subjects to be treated are particularly dangerous, badly located or show weaknesses in their structure, require the most trained and skillful professionals.