When to trim a cedar hedgeIf the cedar hedge is so popular, it's because it's an inexpensive and natural way to ensure privacy from the neighborhood. Except that its appearance depends on its health condition and if it is provided at will. This requires annual maintenance.
However, the period that suits the size is from the end of June to the end of August. By then, the trees have reached their maximum annual growth, or almost. Pruning is not recommended in the spring or autumn, or in hot weather. In fact, the optimal period for the maintenance of your hedge is rather limited. That's why it's best to book our services early. Better still, set a fixed annual maintenance date now. Then let us at Emondage Brossard take care of the annual pruning of your cedar hedge. Simply contact us at 450-500-4569 for any of our tree maintenance services. |
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The right way to prune
When the cedars are still small, pruning should only be done laterally, as they must be able to grow freely in height. When this corresponds to the desired size, and therefore they are mature trees, their heads can then be pruned.
As far as we are concerned, a conical top is recommended. The reason for this is that this shape favours a maximized light penetration throughout the foliage. Not only will the tree develop better, but it will also be better able to tolerate heavy snow.
Only one-third of a new shoot should be cut, if you want the cedar hedge to grow vigorously. Exceptionally, we can go to half its length.
Again, reserve this work for professionals. A cut that is too large, badly done or badly located can happen so quickly! The old branches do not grow back anymore. So any mistake can produce a deplorable result. Do you know those ugly holes in the cedars that can never be repaired? That's how they form.
As far as we are concerned, a conical top is recommended. The reason for this is that this shape favours a maximized light penetration throughout the foliage. Not only will the tree develop better, but it will also be better able to tolerate heavy snow.
Only one-third of a new shoot should be cut, if you want the cedar hedge to grow vigorously. Exceptionally, we can go to half its length.
Again, reserve this work for professionals. A cut that is too large, badly done or badly located can happen so quickly! The old branches do not grow back anymore. So any mistake can produce a deplorable result. Do you know those ugly holes in the cedars that can never be repaired? That's how they form.
Why prune cedars
A pruning every year ensures a control of the development of your cedars as much on their width as on their height. Skip a few years and results that are not easy to correct could result. Sometimes it will not be possible to do so. Radical cuts that may endanger the tree may become the only option to consider. So, give your hedge the attention it deserves every year by entrusting it to the good care of a tree care company such as ours. It will be as healthy and tight as you like it, for added privacy.
Training pruning
Training pruning is intended to give a particular shape to a tree. This requires starting when it is still young. This is because then the structural elements are more easily spotted and rectifiable. Mature branches, necessarily more voluminous, heal less well after pruning. Unfortunate consequences could follow, and even endanger the life of the plant.
The reason why it is important to control the shape of a tree is to ensure balanced proportions of its roots and foliage. This will help to ensure a long life span for the tree. It is also common to ask us to proceed to a training pruning in order to place in the shade of a bough a table for example. Moreover, when carried out on fruit trees, this pruning stimulates fruit production. However, this technique is a real art that must be adjusted to the growing environment, as well as to the age and type of plant concerned.
So do business with our professionals and contact Emondage Brossard at 450-500-4569 for any of our tree care services. We will listen carefully to your expectations and suggest the work that best meets them. As far as pruning is concerned, we will make sure to do it at the right time of the year. emerald ash borer
The reason why it is important to control the shape of a tree is to ensure balanced proportions of its roots and foliage. This will help to ensure a long life span for the tree. It is also common to ask us to proceed to a training pruning in order to place in the shade of a bough a table for example. Moreover, when carried out on fruit trees, this pruning stimulates fruit production. However, this technique is a real art that must be adjusted to the growing environment, as well as to the age and type of plant concerned.
So do business with our professionals and contact Emondage Brossard at 450-500-4569 for any of our tree care services. We will listen carefully to your expectations and suggest the work that best meets them. As far as pruning is concerned, we will make sure to do it at the right time of the year. emerald ash borer
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