Overgrown, dense or damaged trees are excellent candidates for tree pruning. Most trees can benefit from pruning, especially fruit trees. A correctly pruned tree restores the trees’ vitality and opens the crown to sun light so that internal branches may benefit from it. It reduces the snow load to branches thereby leaving them less likely to break with heavy snow loads. Pruning your trees in the “ Defensible Space” will provide you with the healthy trees you’ll need in that space.