Tree topping – when the entire top of a tree is cut off – seems to have become a preferred method of tree pruning. Beauty is certainly in the eyes of the beholder, but is it good or bad for 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 is — hands down — the best time to plant trees in our ...