Depends on the tree as to right time to prune. Silver maples and other
large trees are best pruned in the late winter or early spring. Maples
have a propensity to "bleed" sap when cut at that time. Don't let this
concern you; the tree will not bleed to death. Pruning NOW should be
confined to anything that could be a threat to property or bodies.
Pruning cuts this late in the season will not have a chance to heal
properly as they would in the early spring.


On Jan 15, 11:08*am, "
wrote:
Hello,

I have heard several different ideas about the right time to prune or
trim trees. *(By the way, is there a difference between pruning and
trimming?) *"Prune only in winter" . . . "Prune only in summer" . . .
"Prune any time" . . . .

Anyway, I live in Wisconsin, so now in January it is winter here. *I
want to thin out the branches in my silver maples so that I have a
little more sunlight on the yard below. *When is the right time to do
this?

In the event that someone tells me to get rid of the trees altogether,
that is out of the question. *We rent.

Thank you!

Ted Shoemaker