Ah-choose Premier Tree: Why Proper Tree Trimming can Reduce Allergy Effects

There are many ways to go about treating your allergies. From medications to making sure your home is well-dusted, both strategies are sure to reduce your symptoms. Another great way to help your allergies is to make sure you take advantage of proper tree trimming. Yes, you read that right. Proper tree trimming can, in fact, help reduce allergy effects.

Understanding how tree trimming can reduce allergy effects.

There are many types of allergens produced by trees and flowers. This is why your allergies probably tend to be a bit worse when you are outdoors. But just because allergies are worse outside doesn’t mean you have stay inside all year. Instead, you can keep the area around your home less prone to make you sneeze and cough by trimming the trees properly. Keeping your trees trimmed properly means you will want to trim off parts that produce pollen. Ideally, you will want to do this in late winter or early spring. When new growth appears on the trees, you can trim them as needed to further reduce pollen production, which of course, will reduce their allergy effects.

How else does tree trimming reduce allergy effects?

In addition to reducing pollen production, proper tree trimming is a great way to enhance vegetation control, meaning you are trimming the trees with the intention of keeping them out of the way of:

  • Outdoor areas with heavy traffic
  • Walkways
  • Doors
  • Patios

In doing this, you are lessening the chances that you will rub oil off one of the trees or bushes onto your skin, which can often lead to a rash and itching.

Other tips for reducing allergy effects in your yard.

When mowing your lawn, you should always mow low. The more you keep it trimmed and the lower you can mow — about two inches — the better the reduction of allergy effects. If you have severe allergies, you will want someone else to do the mowing and tree trimming for you. Lastly, if you are going to tackle trimming and mowing, make sure you do it on a day that isn’t particularly hot and dry. The hotter and drier the day is, the more pollen there will be in the air.

Premier Tree Solutions can help. We specialize in a number of arboreal areas, including tree removal, tree trimming, pruning, storm damage reparation and cleanup, branch clearing and debris removal, stump removal, grinding, Bobcat work and more. If you need tree-related help, give us a shout. Let us know how we can help today at 404-252-6448 or contact us here.

Prune Before the Bloom: Why It’s Best to Prune Trees in the Early Spring

Early spring tends to be the best time of the year to get out in the yard and trim trees. Tree pruning is the most effective during this time of the year for several good reasons. From reducing allergy effects to keeping your yard looking its best, if it’s springtime, it’s time to trim and prune your trees and bushes.

Undoing Winter’s Damage

One of the main reasons to trim trees in the early spring is that it can help undo winter’s damage. If you had a harsh winter, then there are likely lots of trees and bushes in your yard that have weakened or broken branches. If you leave these branches as they are, this can be dangerous. With this in mind, spring is the perfect time to remove weak and broken branches to ensure they don’t fall on you or someone else.

Take Advantage of Stronger Immunity

Spring is a time of the year in which rapid growth and renewal of life take place for your trees. Their immune systems tend to be extremely strong during spring, meaning they are less likely to die from wounds. When you prune and trim in the spring, the trees can use their stronger immunity to be more resilient to wounds and not become sick.

Be Aware of Dangers

Although the springtime is a great time of the year to prune and trim, this doesn’t apply to all trees. There are certain species of trees that don’t do well with spring pruning and trimming, which are:

  • Elm trees
  • Oak trees
  • Ash trees

All of these species of trees have a high susceptibility to certain diseases, many of which are spread by insects. If the trees have wounds due to trimming or pruning during the spring, this means the insects are more likely to be attracted to the wounds and infect the trees. Because of this, it is usually best to prune and trim the trees during late summer or early autumn.

Premier Tree Solutions can help. We specialize in a number of arboreal areas, including tree removal, tree trimming, pruning, storm damage reparation and cleanup, branch clearing and debris removal, stump removal, grinding, Bobcat work and more. If you need tree-related help, give us a shout. Let us know how we can help today at 404-252-6448 or contact us here.