Winter snow and ice storms, even heavy rain, can cause columnar conifers such as arborvitae, Italian cypress and skyrocket juniper to splay at the top. Prevent this by wrapping the top of the tree ...

An unsatisfactory approach to tree maintenance or pruning is “topping” it. Topping is the indiscriminant removal of branches of a tree above an arbitrary height, leaving unnatural, grotesque stubs and ...

This time of year, I always try to touch on the topic of tree planting. So, I apologize in advance if I start to sound like a broken record. Fall ...

Winter is a good time to prune trees, but tree topping is a detrimental practice that damages both the health and value of landscape trees. Tree topping - the indiscriminate cutting back of tree ...

However, remember that even though these trees are small, making pruning and harvesting easier, fruit trees in general are one of the most labor intensive plants to add to your landscape.

Topping is considered the most harmful tree-pruning practice known. In fact, it's regarded as such a serious crime against nature that one organization's major efforts over the past two decades ...

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 ...

Horticulture agent Sally Scalera says quality tree work will not be inexpensive, but the right arborist can help assure your trees' health.

Local arborists warn that outdated tree-topping practices are harming trees in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

Courier Journal safety improvements involved extensive cutting in 40 trees in a downtown parking lot. Arborists warn the tree 'topping' may backfire.