The first snows of the season are close for Englewood, Denver, and Littleton, and many homeowners reach for a broom when branches start to sag. Bear Creek's guide to clearing snow from tree branches explains how to help a tree without causing the break you are trying to prevent.
For light, fresh snow, use a soft broom and slow movements, lifting from underneath and working upward along the branch. Quick, hard shaking can snap limbs that are already loaded. Snow that has frozen into ice is best left to melt, since knocking it loose can break the branch along with it.
Never climb a snow-covered tree or use a ladder to reach higher limbs, and stay well clear of any branch touching a power line. After a storm, check how much healthy canopy remains before deciding a tree is lost, because many trees recover. Removing weak limbs before winter is the best way to reduce snow damage in the first place.
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A real photo of a Front Range tree with fresh snow weighing down its branches in an Englewood or Denver yard, or someone gently lifting snow from a low branch with a soft broom from the ground. Authentic photos strongly outperform stock images.
Canva text suggestion: "Brush Up Gently, Never Shake Hard" or "Leave the Ice, Brush the Fresh Snow"