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Dr. Tree: How to remove a stub cut
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.
Do you have other tree questions for Dr. Tree? Submit them to [email protected].
–Dr. Tree
Tree Tips for March and April
These tree tips, specific for the months of March and April, come courtesy of Collier Arbor Care, a Friends of Trees sponsor:
- Evaluate trees and prune, removing dead wood and maintaining structure
- Treat early blooming flowering and fruit trees, like peaches, plums, and cherries for disease problems
- Treat for leaf blight diseases on dogwood, sycamore and flowering trees
- Treat diseases on fruit trees like apple scab, brown rot and blossom blight on cherry trees
- Check trees for leaf-feeding caterpillars and treat if needed