An arborist offered to “top” my shade tree that has grown so large that branches touch the house. Should I have him do that? Topping is cutting all tree branches back to an arbitrary height. Other ...

Almost a year ago, I wrote about tree-topping, because I felt that I was seeing more of this bad tree “maintenance” practice ...

The annual practice of butchering trees is in full swing. Tree topping, the practice of cutting large branches back to stubs, is often mistakenly employed by homeowners aiming to reduce tree size or ...

Tree topping involves indiscriminately cutting back a tree’s canopy with little to no regard for natural structure or proper ...

Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking. And the avocado experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I ...

Before the holiday bustle becomes all-consuming, consider arranging to have your large trees inspected and pruned this winter. “It will be easier to reserve the services of a trained and qualified ...

Q: I was in a shopping center yesterday and watched a landscape crew trimming the trees, if trimming is the word for what they were doing. I know little about the subject, but why would they cut so ...

Which branches — if any — should you be cutting off your young trees? You can't glue the wrong choices back on!

I planted some new trees this spring. What pruning should I be doing on those trees? A few pruning cuts on those new trees can make a big difference in how they develop into mature trees. Most trees ...

As spring approaches, many of us will reach for the pruners or contact a tree care company to have our shade trees pruned. Pruning can improve tree health, safety and longevity by removing dead, ...