Almost a year ago, I wrote about tree-topping, because I felt that I was seeing more of this bad tree “maintenance” practice ...

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

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 ...

Question: An arborist offered to “top” my shade tree that has grown so large that branches touch the house. Should I have him do that? Answer: “Topping” is cutting all tree branches back to an ...

As the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas explode into color this spring, local arborists are warning that a common but outdated tree-trimming practice could be doing long-term damage to the region's ...

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 ...

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, ...