Comprehensive property maintenance includes keeping shrubs and trees healthy in the slow growth periods of fall and winter. Pruning, for example, is a crucial task that benefits plants in the long-term. Below are some of the ways this service improves the appearance and health of your landscaping.

What Is Pruning?

During this service, landscapers remove particular branches from trees and shrubs to improve plant health, address decay, and shape plants to be visually pleasing.

Since they are sick, dead and dying branches cannot effectively use the nutrients they receive, including soil minerals and moisture. Nevertheless, they keep absorbing these resources, competing for them with healthy limbs. Pruning removes these limbs and redirects all nutrients to where they have more beneficial effects. Thinning foliage and branches also improves airflow and sunlight penetration, stimulating new growth through photosynthesis. 

Why Prune in the Fall?

Along with permitting more efficient use of resources, pruning stimulates the production of plant growth hormones. After the service, one or more buds may emerge near the wound site, sprouting into fresh growth.

This is helpful in the fall because it prepares trees and shrubs for the winter's harsh effects. Pruning professionals also focus on trimming weak branches that could break off with the weight of the snow, potentially posing hazards to passersby and harming the tree by damaging healthy sections. Additionally, dormancy, or the period after the leaves fall, is the ideal time to remove limbs because the trees are effectively "asleep," sustaining less trauma from the removal.

 

For professional property maintenance that includes autumn pruning, contact Lawn Innovations in Moraine, OH. These bonded and fully licensed professionals have served South Dayton since 2005. They offer property maintenance packages that include mowing, pruning, mulching, and fertilization at discounted rates. Check out their website to learn more about their work, or call (937) 626-0406 to schedule an appointment.