Do You Know Anything About Trees ?

[Bonny]

When the trees are dormant (leaves are off trees) during the colder months is a better time to trim off branches when the sap of the tree is in the root system. During the summer months the sap is up in the trunk & cutting the branches now would be stressful on the trees.

[lvpets2002]

Yes this is very true.. You could kill your tree if you do it now..

When the trees are dormant (leaves are off trees) during the colder months is a better time to trim off branches when the sap of the tree is in the root system. During the summer months the sap is up in the trunk & cutting the branches now would be stressful on the trees.

[Cataholic]

I would leaf it alone right now. LOL.

Call your county extension service or local reputable gardening store. Or call 550 this Saturday, the gardening program is on 7 to 12 I think!

[lizbud]

I would leaf it alone right now. LOL.

hee hee I think I will leaf it for now, it's soooooooo humid outside
I think I'd melt.

Thanks for the comments guys.

[Bonny]

Then the trees will live to see another day.

[Karen]

If they have many other branches, removing a few lower-hanging ones will not kill the tree. Pick a cooler day and you can do the trim, just make sure to be nice to the tree afterwards, and make sure it gets water and fertilizer to help it "recover" - if you don't want to wait until November to do it, the sooner the better so it has the rest of the growing season to heal and store more energy.

[Bonny]

Seriously, I would not cut anything on those trees till Jan or Feb if they are oak trees. In my area it is early March in zone 4 when can cut back fruit trees, maples, ash, etc. . You will stress them out & set them back if you do it now. Check with your state extension service before you do anything. pretty please.