Kind of a odd question but are there any species that can be worked this time of year in a cold climate? I've been having tree tending urges really bad the last couple weeks and would love to be able to do something before the snow comes.
Normally I would have tended trees all spring/summer but I had some health issues this year (nothing life threatening) and between being sick and recovering from two surgeries, I did barely anything to my trees. I managed some repotting and minor trimming early spring then things went to hell in a handbasket.
Poor trees got just enough water to survive and fertilizer a couple times. Surprisingly, everything did well except a maple I root trimmed too much.
What I'd really like to do is deal with the blue spruce I pulled (yes, pulled) this spring. Its very, very thick and has a ton of teeny tiny branches that need snipped off. I suppose the trunk and some of the bigger main branches could do with some needles removed.
Do you think this would hurt the tree? The branches I want to remove are smaller than a pencil lead, just wispy little twigs.
Normally I would have tended trees all spring/summer but I had some health issues this year (nothing life threatening) and between being sick and recovering from two surgeries, I did barely anything to my trees. I managed some repotting and minor trimming early spring then things went to hell in a handbasket.
Poor trees got just enough water to survive and fertilizer a couple times. Surprisingly, everything did well except a maple I root trimmed too much.
What I'd really like to do is deal with the blue spruce I pulled (yes, pulled) this spring. Its very, very thick and has a ton of teeny tiny branches that need snipped off. I suppose the trunk and some of the bigger main branches could do with some needles removed.
Do you think this would hurt the tree? The branches I want to remove are smaller than a pencil lead, just wispy little twigs.