We, at Countrybrook Farms, want to provide our customers with prime plant material and customer service. One of the best ways to accomplish having healthy, long lasting plants is by hand pruning. Investing in a hand pruning service will allow you to have the healthiest and best looking trees and shrubs in your neighborhood!

Hand Pruning vs. Sheering
Contrary to popular belief, sheering is NOT the same as pruning. Sheering is a mass removal of any growth that a sheer comes in contact with. This method not only takes away from a plant's natural characteristic and proper structure, but it also promotes an excess of immature growth. This immature growth will deprive a plant of nutrients and drought tolerance. Although this method gives the plant a smooth appearance, it causes plants to be stressed over time which can result in the plant drying out and dying.

Natural/Hand Pruning is a technique that gives trees and shrubs a beautiful, natural silhouette.All work is done with bypass hand pruners and hand saws. Branches that are dead, rubbing, crossing or unnecessary are removed. Thisallows proper air flow through the crown and promotes an ideal environment for the process of photosynthesis to take place, conditioning the plant to optimum health & prosperity. This allows the plant to flush out more blooms or fruit and promote overall healthier looking foliage.

Benefits of a Pruning Specialist
Pruning is a very detailed task that requires a wealth of knowledge regarding various plants. A pruning specialist is knowledgeable in proper plant structure, health, as well as its blooming schedule. The use of a professional is imperative in order to avoid causing a tree or shrub to become weakened and/or stressed due to improper pruning methods.

Pruning Fees

$85.00 per hour

We prefer to dispose of any clippings on your property, therefore if your property does not have an area for yard waste Countrybrook Farms offers a disposal fee. Disposal fees are as follows:

Waste equivalent to 4 cubic yards/less - $80.00

Waste equivalent to a full truck - $320.00