Why trees have to be trimmed?
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It keeps them healthy. The older branches that are dead or dying or very large can be trimmed. This encourages new growth that will be more sturdy.
Not all trees need to be trimmed. It all depends on the variety. If you are speaking of fruit trees, they are trimmed to eliminate the water the water sprouts to help reduce unproductive growth and increase fruit size and yield. Some ornamental trees are trimmed simply to improve their shapes. However, trees such as maples, oaks, birch, etc: should not Be trimmed unless you are removing lower limbs that interfere with mowing or other activitys, because anytime you time you cut on a tree you are leaving it more suceptable to diseases.
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