Your trees and shrubs in Virginia require a lot of care and maintenance throughout the year to unleash their full potential, and one service they can greatly benefit from is winter pruning. Winter pruning is the process of cutting away dead or diseased branches from your plants in the winter when they are dormant. This plant care service helps maintain the health of your plants, encourage new growth, and improve their structure. It should be performed between January and February when trees and shrubs halt active growth and their leaves have fallen, revealing their true form and allowing for efficient winter pruning. Deciduous trees and shrubs such as American holly, red maple, azalea, and more can benefit from winter pruning.
What does winter pruning involve, and how does it benefit your plants?
Winter pruning, as its name implies, is plant pruning that takes place in the winter when the plants are dormant. Generally, pruning is the process of removing dead, diseased, or pest-infested branches and limbs from your plants to keep those issues from spreading to the rest of your plants. It is done when plants have gone dormant for the winter to make recovery easier. Winter pruning benefits your plants in several ways, like:
Maintaining optimal health: If your plants have problematic branches, winter pruning is the best way to eliminate any dead or weak limbs. This is a great way to help your plants focus their energy on maintaining the health of the rest of the plant.
Promoting new growth: Winter pruning is a great way to make space for new growth.
Improving plant structure: Pruning in the winter can help reshape your plants to give them a proper structure.
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When should you prune your plants in the winter?
The best time to perform winter pruning is between January and February. During this time, your plants are in a dormant state. This is an ideal time to prune them because you can avoid any unnecessary harm and stress to your plants while paving the way for healthier reemergence come springtime. Most diseases and pests are also dormant during this time, minimizing the risk of your plants’ exposure to these stressors.
What kind of plants should get winter pruning?
Deciduous trees and shrubs are those that should get winter pruning. These are woody plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season and go dormant during the winter. They are pruned in the winter because they become bare and their structure is more visible during this time. This allows you to efficiently prune them to rejuvenate their health for better winter survival while minimizing the risk of damage and injury to the plant. Here are common deciduous trees and shrubs that should be pruned in the winter:?
- Azalea
- Crape Myrtle
- Burning Bush
- American Beautyberry
- And more!
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Here at Precision Lawn & Landscape, we offer our trimming and pruning service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Woodbridge, Manassas, Dumfries, and neighboring communities in Virginia. We can trim and prune plants up to 9 feet tall, and we prune plants in the winter to benefit their health and beauty.
We take pride in consistently providing top-quality services to our clients, like what we have done for the last 17 years that we’ve been in business. Give us a call today at (703) 544-9495 to sign up for our trimming and pruning service. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
