Tree pruning, in simple language, is the process of cutting selective twigs and branches that improves the tree's shape and encourages healthy growth. Tree pruning is not limited to your backyard garden, especially in forests where trees grow in every direction possible; initiating tripping and accidents, pruning helps lessen that. While for many, trimming and pruning may look similar, both are two different procedures. Trimming the overgrown leaves and weak branches exposes the tree to more sunlight that boosts its growth. In short Tree pruning in San Jose refers to the cutting of dead and diseased branches so it fails to spread any further.

Pruning offers multiple benefits. The best thing is you don't need to do it as frequently as trimming. Pruning helps get rid of dead and infected stubs and branches which keeps the rest of the tree healthy. It also encourages healthy fruit growth. Tree Pruning in San Jose also stops big trees from being damaged or broken during a storm so it passively saves the neighborhood people from getting hurt. If you're a landowner pruning your landscape trees will enhance the land's aesthetics, and if you ever plan on selling your property you will attract more customers than ever. If you prune often it will stop any snakes, lizards, and harmful spiders from living in your trees.

While there is no wrong time for tree pruning in San Jose and prioritizing your tree's overall health, you will find the most benefit if you do it in fall and winter. When all the leaves start to fall in autumn you will have better access to the branches so you'll be easily able to mark the ones that are dead and contaminated. Also during the cold, your trees can heal faster. And for flowering trees just pruning in winter does not work. Trees like ornamental cherries, beauty bushes, apricots, and magnolias should be pruned right after flowering. Late spring blooming trees; such as Japanese lilac, and Redbud should be pruned right after the blooming flowers start to fade away.

Tree Pruning methods in San Jose are science-based and simple to execute. It includes 4 different approaches; clean, raise, thinning, and reduce. The method 'clean' is pretty self-explanatory. It applies to the cleaning of dead, broken, and infected branches. Pruning broken branches reduces the risk of them falling and destroying the property or even worse, hurting a passerby. The raise method assists in elevating the crown area of the tree. It is done by cutting off lower branches. Thinning is another method where the density of the branch decreases. So it becomes another way of allowing more sunlight. And 'reduce' method is for lessening the spread and height of the tree.