Pruning
With professional pruning, we ensure your fruit trees and shrubs stay healthy, well-shaped, and thrive year after year. Pruning is also eligible for a tax deduction covering 50% of the labour cost.
Why is it good to prune your fruit trees?
One of the main reasons to prune fruit trees is to let more light reach the canopy, which supports healthier growth and often results in larger, tastier fruit. Old, diseased, or poorly placed branches are removed to improve the tree’s structure and vitality.
Proper pruning also encourages stronger branches, making the tree safer and more stable. Many trees need pruning to continue fitting well in the space where they were planted, and regular care helps prevent future problems such as weak or damaged growth.
Preserving our fruit trees benefits everyone—healthy, long-living trees create greener gardens, give shade and reduce temperatures, support biodiversity, and help protect the character of our landscapes for future generations.
When is the right time to prune?
It is important to prune at the right time of year to minimise stress and damage to the plant. Some trees “bleed” if they are pruned during their dormant period, which can cause them to lose valuable energy.
Plum and cherry trees are also sensitive to sap flow (“gumming”), and are therefore best pruned during July to September (JAS). Apple trees, as well as many common hedge plants such as Ligustrum vulgare and Ribes alpinum, can also be pruned in early spring.
Contact us to ensure a professional pruning of your trees.
Reviews
“I am so pleased with Jessica’s Trädgårdsdesign. In the spring, they visited us for the first time and helped restore our overgrown garden by pruning shrubs, ornamental trees, and fruit trees.
I can wholeheartedly recommend Jessica’s Trädgårdsdesign when your garden starts to grow and take on a life of its own. Now we have a garden with shrubs and trees at different levels, creating the atmosphere we truly enjoy.”
— Ann-Katrin Westerlund
“Jessica is very professional and responsive. She suggested improvements and kept us well informed throughout the work. I will be happy to hire her again.”
— Maja