They’re almost as common as topped trees in the urban environment.
What to do with improperly cut branches, or stub cuts?
Watch this brief video from Dr. Tree to learn why it’s important for a tree’s long-term health to remove stub cuts, and the proper pruning techniques for doing so.
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The East Burn restaurant at the 1800 block of Southeast Burnside has a delightfully juicy pork sandwich that is garnished with a potato pancake, onions, sour cream and apple chutney.
They also have a street tree outside that is going to die.
“If this was an intentional prune, it was done without adequate understanding of proper pruning [...]
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Raise your hand if you know how to plant a tree.
Sounds simple, right? A lot of folk get it wrong.
Friends of Trees plants thousands of discounted nursery trees every year, and one of the common mistakes we see is improper planting depth.
“When planting trees, we want to see the flare: the transition from the stem [...]
Dr. Tree tip of the day: remove suckers.
Suckers are adventitious shoots that develop from the roots of a tree, like a genetic clone. They are unsightly and divert important energy from the growth of your top stock.
Some nursery trees are seed grown, but most are grafted with a top stock and a root stock. In [...]
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