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Can I prune trees now without harming them

Kashkai · 2009-10-15 13:24:02

I have 20 poplar trees in the front of my house that have never been pruned judging by the amount of dead branches/twigs on them, in particular close to ground level. I want to prune this deadwood off them to allow access around them with a lawnmower, and to clean up the appearence of the trees as the dead branches/twigs…

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15-10-2009 2:24pm

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Kashkai

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I have 20 poplar trees in the front of my house that have never been pruned judging by the amount of dead branches/twigs on them, in particular close to ground level. I want to prune this deadwood off them to allow access around them with a lawnmower, and to clean up the appearence of the trees as the dead branches/twigs around their bases are unsightly.

Can I prune them now or when is the best time of the year to do this job (the leaves are almost gone off them now).

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#2 15-10-2009 4:54pm
Discodog

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I would normally wait till colder weather but I doubt if you will cause any harm doing it now.

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#3 15-10-2009 9:30pm
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yeah yeah, do it now. I've cut them in the summer and they're hard to kill, imo

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