The branches I want to prune are specifically mentioned in.

With large trees, you are permitted to prune any time of the year, however, it’s best to prune when the trees have little or no leaves. Be advised not to prune during the spring just after the trees have produced leaves.

It now has a huge limb coming off the trunk at about 6 inches above the ground.

The reason for this is that the tree’s energy has been used up, thanks to the new growth, so pruning at that time will only put unnecessary strains on the bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Mar 10, You should only remove 10 to 20 percent of the tree branches from the edge of the canopy. Large trees benefit from removing end portions of limbs between 1 to 4 inches in diameter. Small ornamental landscape trees and fruit trees can be thinned by removing smaller limbs Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins.

Aug 20, Do not defer pruning until limbs get large. Large limbs equal large wounds, which are more difficult for a tree to seal and leave the tree open to disease, insects, and rot.

Do not attempt to chop the tops off trees to reduce their size as a substitute for proper tree selection and bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.