Tree maintenance is essential for a safe and beautiful yard, but one of the most common trimming techniques could actually be shortening the life of your trees. "Topping" is the practice of cutting ...

One of the easiest ways to maintain a healthy landscape is by pruning the trees and plants. Everett's Gardens says when pruning trees or bushes, the first thing to do is look for dead, diseased, and ...

January and February are the best months for pruning because tree systems are in a dormant state. During this time trees are at rest and after the autumn leaves have dropped branches can be easily ...

Q. We have nine mulberry trees that were pollarded in the past. Because pollarding causes many long branched to develop, I am wondering what the best pruning practice would be for maintaining the ...

Have you ever heard of pollarding? It’s a specialty tree pruning technique that is commonly used in England. It produces some interesting forms and colors for your garden. And it can be easy! Even if ...

Goleta Valley Beautiful, California ReLeaf, the Goleta Union School District, the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the Central Coast Urban Forest Council are among the co-sponsors of a Young ...

Tree experts and professional arborists have agreed for decades that the pruning practice known as topping is detrimental to trees, but it continues to happen across the country and right here in ...