I have tallow, maple, live oaks and crepe mrytles. I'm in the south and its so much easier to cut them in the cold weather. Will they just remain dormate and the cut branches be okay?
Its really only in the 50's here and only a few days of freezing (2-4 days of 30's) What are the effects? Thanks so much.
2007-01-21 09:42:48 · 6 answers · asked by Denise W 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
In the winter, trees go into hibernation. Cutting them in the winter won't hurt them, but in the spring, you'll get a ton of new growth. That will keep them from looking 'cut', but they may also grow back to close to the original size, depending on how much you take off. (If you cut 5 feet off a 10 foot branch, and it grows another foot, you just end up with a 6 foot branch. If you take off a foot, you just keep it to the same size it was.) If you want them to stay small, cut them mid to late spring, after the new growth has already sprouted. Branches grow from the ends, so if you cut off the ends in the spring, it will stop the branch growth (lenght wise) completely until the following spring. The tree will still increase in girth- in both branches and trunk. If you cut them now, the branches will still grow longer in the spring, and they will look more natural. Good luck!
2007-01-21 09:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Trimming trees while they are dormant is the rule of thumb when it comes to pruning. If they are now dormant, they will stay that way until the time comes for them to break out in the spring. There should be no weeping from the cuts, so do nothing to the cut ends. Current thought has it that "painting" cut ends is not worth the effort, and has no effect on the rate of healing. If there should be any weeping, that will end as soon as the trees begin to leaf out in the spring, anyway.
2007-01-21 09:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by OilCityBug 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 21:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by gettinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not an expert.. But I have been told that trimming trees in the south during the cold weather is OK ...but I would just wait until Feb. My friends and I always wait until Feb 24 to trim trees, rose bushes and other bushes that need to be trimmed yearly. Valentines has always been a good mark for us and it has never failed me........Good Luck
2007-01-21 10:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by CARLA R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure! Make sure you provide a coat of bug repellent on the cuts to keep them safe until they can build up some sap at the end to prevent disease when it warms up.
I used to have a can of stuff to coat the stubs just for that purpose. I don't recall the name of it just now though.
2007-01-21 09:51:10 · answer #5 · answered by The Impugn_ger 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
follow your almanac,
2007-01-21 09:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by bananasplit1744 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋