Wait until fall, avoid making large cuts during hot weather.
Tricinctus01
Sure. Wait until tree is dormant.
Martial_Brother_Wei
One of the reasons it’s touching the ground is because its over burdened by its own fruit. Instead of cutting branches off, just pick a lot of the fruit off the drooping branches and see if that helps first. If the fruit isnt ripe or edible, just compost it.
scruffiefaceman
Figure out what kind of tree it is and do the trimmer work at the early or end of your seasons. Well water the tree in and its better to do it in sections rather than just hack it all at once.
Mic98125
90% of the fruit needs to be pulled off, right? Asap or weeks ago, whichever is easier
NorthernRedneck388
Wait till early spring to trim
unnasty_front
They are almost touching the ground because of all the fruit. As the fruit ripens and gets heavier, they may break. I’d get at least 50% of the fruit off of there ASAP.
If you want to trim it, go for it, though the inherent shape of the tree is not what is causing the drooping. But do it in winter or early spring.
DanoPinyon
Obligatory standard reply: thin your fruit. Prop up the limbs as well, 2x4s with padding against the limb.
I recommend accessing your County Extension Agency website and downloading all the fact sheets for homeowners with trees. Do it quickly before the regime disappears Extension.
Quiet-Competition849
Forget the tree, the genetics of grass surviving under there should be shared with us all.
soupyjay
Cut them for sure for your desired shape, but do it during dormancy if you care about the tree.
GMEINTSHP
Wait until the fruit drops and the leaves drop. Give the tree as much time as possible to heal from the cut.
aceai
I cut all the branches that are low enough to touch my head. Not gonna duck as i cut the grass
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Wait until fall, avoid making large cuts during hot weather.
Sure. Wait until tree is dormant.
One of the reasons it’s touching the ground is because its over burdened by its own fruit. Instead of cutting branches off, just pick a lot of the fruit off the drooping branches and see if that helps first. If the fruit isnt ripe or edible, just compost it.
Figure out what kind of tree it is and do the trimmer work at the early or end of your seasons. Well water the tree in and its better to do it in sections rather than just hack it all at once.
90% of the fruit needs to be pulled off, right? Asap or weeks ago, whichever is easier
Wait till early spring to trim
They are almost touching the ground because of all the fruit. As the fruit ripens and gets heavier, they may break. I’d get at least 50% of the fruit off of there ASAP.
If you want to trim it, go for it, though the inherent shape of the tree is not what is causing the drooping. But do it in winter or early spring.
Obligatory standard reply: thin your fruit. Prop up the limbs as well, 2x4s with padding against the limb.
I recommend accessing your County Extension Agency website and downloading all the fact sheets for homeowners with trees. Do it quickly before the regime disappears Extension.
Forget the tree, the genetics of grass surviving under there should be shared with us all.
Cut them for sure for your desired shape, but do it during dormancy if you care about the tree.
Wait until the fruit drops and the leaves drop. Give the tree as much time as possible to heal from the cut.
I cut all the branches that are low enough to touch my head. Not gonna duck as i cut the grass