Tree Trimming Dos and Don'ts

​Trimming a tree is an excellent way to ensure the trees remains healthy as well as preventing damage to nearby property.  A tree service in Jacksonville, Florida, can trim diseased limbs, limbs hanging over your roof and power lines. If you wish to trim some of the smaller trees in your landscape, consider these critical tree trimming dos and don’ts:

• Always wear the proper safety gear, such as pants, long sleeves, gloves, and safety glasses.
• Don’t try to cut limbs too high or near electrical lines; call in an expert in these cases.
• Do trim off diseased and dying limbs as soon as you see them.
• Don’t use any sealing or patching material as your tree should be able to naturally heal itself.
• Do delay in trimming a flowering tree until it has bloomed for the season.
• Don’t trim a tree in Jacksonville the same year you planted it.
• Do consider trimming a tree after a storm to eliminate damaged limbs.
• Don’t trim too much wood at one time. Trim less than twenty-five percent of the tree.
• Do trim your shrub to address overgrowth but avoid over-trimming them. 
• Don’t use climbing spikes to trim a tree - they will damage and even kill a tree.
• Do make flush cuts at the collar when you are removing whole branches.  
• Don’t be shy about calling a professional tree trimmer, even if the job seems small.  

With these dos and don'ts, trimming smaller trees on your property should be easy and rather straightforward.  A good rule-of-thumb is to always call a professional tree service whenever your feet need to leave the ground.  A typical property owner is generally out of their league when needing to climb a tree to trim it.  Further, never use a ladder to trim a tree, especially if you are using a chainsaw.  Utilize a tree service in Jacksonville, Florida whenever you are faced with these more complex (and dangerous) situations.