woodslinger
TreeHouser
This is probably a dumb question, but I feel not asking would be even dumber. .
Is it too late to prune maples? I've been trying to get together with my client for about a month now, and we are meeting next tuesday (jan 19th). Assuming he approves my estimate, I'd like to do the job later in the week. Are we too far into winter to trim to trim his maple trees? It been an extremely mild winter so far, it just got cold again this week, if that makes any difference. I've been told cutting them from now till spring will result in severe bleeding as the the sap is running up the tree now, and if I wait till "I hear the spring peepers" the sap is already up in the limbs and cutting it then will not be an issue.
As far as the type of work requested, he wants a significant canopy reduction, possibly to a pollarding level. 2 of them are close to his house, cable, and front door and he wants clearance and reduction. The other 2 are further from buildings but just getting too big.
Any suggestions? I can push it off till spring, but I did that last year and I got tied up with other spring work and never got to them, so I'd rather not do that again.
Is it too late to prune maples? I've been trying to get together with my client for about a month now, and we are meeting next tuesday (jan 19th). Assuming he approves my estimate, I'd like to do the job later in the week. Are we too far into winter to trim to trim his maple trees? It been an extremely mild winter so far, it just got cold again this week, if that makes any difference. I've been told cutting them from now till spring will result in severe bleeding as the the sap is running up the tree now, and if I wait till "I hear the spring peepers" the sap is already up in the limbs and cutting it then will not be an issue.
As far as the type of work requested, he wants a significant canopy reduction, possibly to a pollarding level. 2 of them are close to his house, cable, and front door and he wants clearance and reduction. The other 2 are further from buildings but just getting too big.
Any suggestions? I can push it off till spring, but I did that last year and I got tied up with other spring work and never got to them, so I'd rather not do that again.