Spring Pruning Advice - What to Prune & What Not to Prune

06/03/2025 19 min Temporada 5 Episodio 10
Spring Pruning Advice - What to Prune & What Not to Prune

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Dan Hager from Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Concord, shares his top spring pruning tips as well as different pruning tools and common pruning mistakes homeowners make. In this episode we cover:  Pruning consultation and goals for plants (1:17)Not everything needs to be pruned (1:50)What a homeowner can prune vs what a professional should prune (3:00)Different pruning tools (3:56)The right saw to use for pruning (4:50)Biggest pruning mistakes homeowners make (6:30)What should not be pruned in the late winter/early spring (8:18)What's the best way for someone to learn how to prune? (11:10)Educating master gardeners about pruning apple trees (12:54)Importance of keeping tools clean (14:42)Other spring landscape pruning (16:30)To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.To learn more spring pruning tips, read our blogs, Trimming Trees in Spring: Is It Okay to Trim Trees in Spring? and Fruit Tree Care in Early Spring.Connect with Davey Tree on social media:Twitter: @DaveyTreeFacebook: @DaveyTreeInstagram: @daveytreeYouTube: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyLinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!