Category: Pruning
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Tree Pruning & Oak Wilt Prevention: TFS/ISAT Official Recommendation
Guidelines and recommendations for pruning practices pertaining to oak wilt prevention have changed several times since the early ’80’s. The original suggestion was
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How to Grow Fruit Trees
Growing healthy fruit trees can be very rewarding. There is nothing more satisfying than eating something you have grown yourself. However, fruit trees can be very frustrating. If you lose your crop, you miss out for the whole year. There are a number of things to consider when growing fruit trees. Here are some good…
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Don’t Top Your Crepe Myrtles!
I don’t know where it started, but there is a wives tale out there that you need to cut the tops off your crepe myrtle to get them to flower properly. This is absolutely not true! Crepe myrtles will produce abundant flowers and be healthier if you let them be.
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Ideal Time to Prune Trees & the Oak Wilt Pruning Season
Today a customer asked me this question, “We will want the trimming done, but don’t have a date yet. It depends on the progress with the construction. What are the ideal dates for trimming?” What are the ideal dates for trimming?”
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Creative tree trimming, the rules don’t always apply.
Creative tree trimming, the rules don’t always apply. Most guidelines for tree pruning are built around the idea that all trees already have good health/structural-integrity and have good growing conditions. Well, let me tell you this is not normally the case. Many tree trimming calls I go on here in Austin, Texas require creative techniques…
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Tree Pruning: volume 4, When to Prune Trees
When is the best time to prune? Find out here. This is the 4th article in a tree pruning series written by Keith Brown, board certified master arborist in Austin, Texas.
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Tree Pruning: volume 2, What to Prune on Trees
Learn what you need to cut when pruning trees in Austin, TX. This is the second article in a series written by veteran tree pruner Keith Brown, board certified master arborist.
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Tree Pruning: volume 1, Why to Prune Trees in Austin, TX
Understanding why to prune a tree is extremely important. You can do everything by the books, but if you overall objectives aren’t aligned right you may do more harm than good. This is the first article in a volume about tree pruning written by veteran tree pruning Keith Brown, Board Certified Master Arborist.
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Tree Pruning: volume 3, How to Prune Trees
This is the third article in a tree pruning series. Learn what you need to know about how to make a proper cut: what tools you need and where to make the cut. Be sure to read the other volumes in the series.