With the colder months approaching, it’s not uncommon for people to let their landscaping go during the winter. However, the tree trimming professionals at Columbia Tree & Lawn Service in Maryland have found that these few months around the holidays are often the best time to tend to the trees in your yard. Not only is it more cost-effective for homeowners, but it’s far healthier for the trees.  

Why Tree Trimming Should Be Done in the Winter

Easier to Spot Disease

When your trees are dormant during the colder months, they lose all of their leaves making it much easier to tell if they have been damaged or are carrying a disease. A landscaping professional should be able to analyze the situation and determine if the tree is too sick to salvage, or if tree trimming and pruning would be able to bring it back to life. Trees tend to heal better over the winter, so it’s more likely that your professional tree trimmer will be able to bring your trees back to life and prevent disease from spreading.

Eliminate Damaged Branches

Tree branches can become damaged and break when they’re hit with rough weather like rain, snow, and high winds. Often, winter will do the most damage after a big snow storm, as the weight of the snow and ice that rests on the tree branches will cause breaks. Having your trees trimmed after each big storm will prevent these broken branches from falling from the trees and causing damage to your home, family, or landscape.

Save Money

Since trees are dormant during the winter and have fewer leaves, there’s less work for landscapers to do. For this reason, the same service that you’ve gotten in the spring or summer won’t cost as much.

Cause Trees Less Stress

When a tree is being pruned, it can sometimes cause it stress. Like any living thing, when tree trimming is done there needs to be time allowed for healing. When you have your trees trimmed during the winter months instead, the trees are in a dormant state and find the process far less stressful so your tree will be able to maintain its optimal strength and beauty.

This holiday season, while you’re trimming the tree inside, don't forget about the ones outside as well. Call the landscapers at Columbia Tree & Lawn Service for a free estimate at (410) 740-5444. Servicing Howard County and the surrounding areas, they guarantee to meet or beat competitor pricing by 10%! Learn more about their tree services and other landscaping options on their website now.