$60 · Winter Fruit Tree and Fruiting Shrub Pruning by Gnome and Gardens

Do you need help pruning your fruit trees or fruiting shrubs? Gnome and Gardens Organic Landcare is here to help! Estimates are free, and we're happy to check out your trees We have the tools, expertise and equipment for top-notch results! Estimates can be done any time the leaves are off the trees, while work will be done from January onwards to mid-March. Our rate is $60/hr. Due to the volume of debris to clean up and the time required for delicate pruning, the average large tree takes between 4.5 and 6 hours of work, assuming it hasn't been pruned regularly. If your tree has been pruned within the last year or two, the work will go quicker, usually 1 to 3 hours depending on size, with dwarf trees being much quicker. Debris removal is $72/ truck load, $36 for a half load. We don't usually recommend spraying fruit trees, because not only have we found that it doesn't often make much of a difference, but it also stresses the tree by reducing the healthy natural defensive microbes and insects that live on it. The best thing you can do to help the tree is to make it healthy, for which we can provide you with a plan. However, we do provide dormant oil spraying for heavily infested trees if it seems like the only option. Be well, and we hope to hear from you!