Dormant pruning is a great way to maintain healthy, beautiful trees! What is dormant pruning? Dormant pruning is the pruning of a tree during the off-season (fall and winter).
The Benefits of Pruning
Pruning your tree ensures that all dangerous limbs are removed, which prevents property damage and personal injury. 
Removing unnecessary tree branches also influences and encourages tree growth while allowing your tree to maintain it’s proper weight distribution.
Which tree shape do you like best?
Are you looking to shape your tree into a certain configuration? Pruning is the answer!
Why Dormant Pruning is Best
Removing limbs is stressful to the tree. Pruning your tree during it’s dormant season ensures that less sap is loss, and the tree endures less physical stress.
Trees are also less susceptible to damage from insects and disease during the dormant season.
Only a Little Off the Top
When pruning your trees, we recommend that you only remove what is needed.
Westchester Tree Life is happy to assist you in dormant pruning!
We highly recommend that you call a professionally certified arborist to properly prune your tree.