Part of Tree Trimming and Pruning
Pruning is the work that keeps a tree from ever needing the expensive work. A young oak pruned for structure in its first ten years grows one strong trunk instead of a weak fork that splits at forty. A pecan cleaned of deadwood and crossing limbs makes nuts and holds up in wind. A crepe myrtle pruned right blooms on strong limbs instead of drooping sprouts.
Cherry’s Tree Service prunes trees across Greenville, Winterville, Ayden, Farmville, and Wilson. Matthew Bryan makes selective cuts by hand, back to the branch collar or a lateral, and takes only what the tree needs. He does not top, he does not shear, and he will tell you when a tree is past what pruning can fix. Free estimates. Call or text (252) 814-8409.
Pruning is priced per tree by size and by how much careful work is needed in the crown. Small ornamentals and crepe myrtles are quick. Structural work on a big oak takes time in the tree and is priced like trimming. If you have several trees, one visit for all of them is the better price. The estimate is free and in person.
Answers below on timing, crepe myrtles, fruit trees, and whether pruning hurts. Anything else, call or text (252) 814-8409.
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Late winter for most hardwoods, while they are dormant and before the spring flush. Crepe myrtles in February. Spring flowering trees like dogwood and redbud right after they bloom. Oaks are best pruned in the dormant season only. Deadwood can come out any time of year.
Because someone cut all the limbs back to the same height every year, which is called topping and is the worst thing you can do to a crepe myrtle. It grows a knuckle of weak sprouts that flop when they bloom. Proper pruning takes out crossing limbs, suckers, and seed heads and leaves the natural shape. It takes a few years to grow out of the knuckles but it does.
Yes. Pecans, figs, pears, and apples around Greenville all benefit from annual pruning for light and air, and pecans especially need deadwood and crossing limbs out to stay productive.
Proper pruning, with cuts at the collar and no more than about a quarter of the live crown removed in a year, makes a tree stronger. Bad pruning, meaning stubs, flush cuts, and topping, is what causes decay and weak growth. Matthew makes the right cuts.
Limbs off the roof, the driveway, and the power drop, and canopies shaped back so the yard is usable again. Cut right, hauled off.
Learn moreTall pines, dead hardwoods, and trees leaning over the house taken down safely, hauled off, and the yard cleaned up. One price, quoted in person.
Learn moreCall (252) 814-8409 or request your free quote online. We serve Greenville and Pitt County.