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 ...

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

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 ...

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. 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 ...

A guide to five flowering trees to prune in early spring, as you sacrifice flowers and growth if they are trimmed any later, ...

The best time to prune crepe myrtles is before new growth appears, so what happens if you prune crepe myrtles later in the ...

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 ...

Trees growing in groups blew down less frequently and had less damage than trees growing alone. Trees that were properly pruned had less damage than trees that were unpruned, or improperly pruned.