How to Prepare Trees for Winter
One of the most important gardening tasks this time of year is to prepare your trees for the winter season. Winterizing trees includes light pruning, adding some organic materials to the soil, watering and in the case of young trees, wrapping the trunk. Pruning this time of year should be confined to damaged branches and suckers. Tree suckers are branches that can emerge from the base of the tree or low on the trunk. Trees that are under stress will tend to send up more suckers. Prune these branches off now. Small dead branches in the trees canopy can be removed at this time. Using a sharp bypass pruner, cut these small branches near the main trunk. Any major pruning is best done in winter when the tree is dormant. This is a good time of the year to add organic material to the area under the tree, specifically HuMic. HuMic contains humate, a soil conditioner that improves nutrient uptake, increases microbial activity and offers the benefits of a high-quality co...