As late February approaches, commercial orchard owners, home growers and researchers prepare for the inevitable task of pruning.

One thing that makes most horticulturists cringe is the practice of needlessly topping a tree. The elegant crape myrtle is often a victim. I know my predecessor, James Hodges, covered ...

Need help finding an ISA-certified arborist? The society’s website is set up to help you. On the home page there is a ...

“The North Campus has a younger-age class of trees, so you have a lot of lower canopies and a lot of lower foliage that can be an obstruction for vehicles, pedestrians and groundskeepers,” says Steve ...

Why and when to prune a birch tree: what the arborists say. Birch are desirable trees that bring texture and seasonal interest to any landscape and different species are suited to ...

This timing avoids damaging this year's flowers and gives the plant time to grow new wood for next year's flowers. Pruning prevents hydrangeas becoming woody and congested, and channels the plant's ...

Pruning is "vital" for healthy peach trees, according to Michael Kenins, co-owner of Vista Tree Management and an ISA-certified arborist ... and a pruning saw for larger limbs.

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Topics range from tree basics to identification, health assessment, and pruning techniques. Participants include certified arborists as well as public and private tree care professionals, municipal or ...

Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs.

Pruning saws have coarser teeth than carpenter saws ... If you doubt your ability to safely prune your trees, hire a professional arborist. My arborist friend said that after he spoke with the ...

If you cannot or don’t want to prune at the optimal time, do it when you can and want to. You see arborists pruning year around.