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 ...

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 ...

Making Flush Cuts That Kill Trees Slowly Most homeowners think they're doing their trees a favor when they trim branches ...

The worst thing that you can do to a tree is to top it. Topping, also called dehorning or hatracking, is to cut a tree so severely that it can be subject to infection, pests and will be stressed to a ...