Nick Bates from Davey's Long Island office shares the importance of winter pruning and how to do so correctly and efficiently. 

In this episode we cover:  

• Why is it important to prune trees this time of year? (:41) (15:11)
• How does weather affect pruning? (2:07)
• Is there a correct way to explain pruning? (2:57)
• Why you should let professionals prune your trees (4:29)
• Using the right tools and preventing diseases (6:17) 
• The proper way to prune a branch (7:48)
• Can black knot disease be cut out? (9:28)
• How Nick got to Davey (12:48)
• Are there certain species that are easier to prune? (14:13)

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To learn more about winter pruning, read our blog, Winter Tree Pruning: Young Trees, Fruit Trees, Spring Flowering Trees.

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