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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle ...

It still shocks me when I see large trees being “trimmed” or “topped” in this day and age. Topping is the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees, leaving large stubs. The ...

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 some experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I don’t ...

With Arbor Day events in the news, so is debate on tree topping. Tree topping is frowned upon by arborists and others, but the practice is widespread as people seek to improve views, stop trees from ...

Every year, thousands of homeowners make a costly mistake that permanently damages their trees: they hire someone to “top” them. Perhaps you’ve seen it in your neighborhood: trees with flat, stubbed ...

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 ...

I saw a group of trees that have been topped at the Garden, but I thought that topping trees was bad for them. — Angela Groskopf, Park Ridge You may be referring to the group of sycamore trees planted ...

I believe that gardening should be all about self-expression and personal style. To each his own, as it were. But when it comes to practices that are unnatural and environmentally unhealthy, I need to ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- How can homeowners in Niagara County decide between tree trimming and tree topping when they want safer trees? That question is answered clearly in a ...