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grassman1 Waynesville, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 08, 2008

would it be okay to trim some low limbs my pin oak right now the trees 3 years old and some limbs are touching the ground

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2008

If pin oaks are white oaks, anytime is OK. If they are red oaks, arborists recommend doing it either in the heat of the summer or in the winter because of the danger of disease spread by insects. To be safe, I'd wait until after your first freeze.

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grassman1 Waynesville, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 08, 2008

thankyou what do the rest of you think

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2008

Just to be real safe, I always prune all my trees in the winter (January down here) while the sap is not flowing. Losing too much sap can weaken a tree.

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grassman1 Waynesville, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 08, 2008

anymore suggestions

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2008

It would be helpful if you tell us what you want to hear so someone can submit it.

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grassman1 Waynesville, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 08, 2008

would it kill it to trim it now or hurt it

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2008

You have the only answer, and a professional arborist would tell you the same thing for a $250 consultation fee. Trees are best trimmed during the hottest or coldest weather. The reason is that insects are less prevalent, and insects spread disease.

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Sep 09, 2008

It depends--what exactly are you calling a pin oak? There is a pin oak but lots of folks I know mistakenly call a live oak a pin oak.

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grassman1 Waynesville, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 09, 2008

thankyou

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Sep 09, 2008

go ahead and cut the branches down but don't go passed the area of raised bark. This is the collar and it produces speacialized cells that wuill seal off and produce and bark like cells that heal the area. If you cut through this or into it it will take a long time to heal and most of the time insects and diseases will be introduced into the area before it heals. So, that was my $200.00 consultation I'll put it on your tab.

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allanme79 Columbia, MO(Zone 5b) Sep 11, 2008

Pin Oaks are in the red oak family. All red oaks will have a "point" on the tips of the leaves. White oaks will not. Here is a link from MU about trimming trees. They will have a lot of stuff that is Ag related.

http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/forestry/g05160.htm

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 11, 2008

kitten, good luck on collecting for your consultation. that was just TOO funny.

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