Topping – cutting the crown off – not only makes a tree ugly, it can lead to its early death. Many homeowners assume that if they top a large tree, it will compensate by producing a new, healthy, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Tree topping used to be a widely practiced form of tree maintenance. It involves removing branches from the tops of the trees, reducing those branches to stumps. It is one of the ...

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the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas explode into color this spring, local arborists are warning that a common but outdated tree-trimming practice could be doing long-term damage to the region's ...

Elite Tree Service expands across Arkansas in 2026, offering professional tree removal, emergency tree service, and ...

Fonville Tree Service expands affordable tree removal and stump grinding in Wake Forest, North Raleigh, Creedmoor, ...

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As Cass Turnbull told the story, “Soon after man emerged from his cave with his first cutting tool, he whacked a limb off a bush, and it felt good.” This initial act of what she termed “mal-pruning,” ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: What's the deal with the extreme pruning of mature trees around here? We've seen some fine trees — really big ...

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 ...

Tree advocates this week are criticizing Courier Journal for the recent heavy trimming of 40 mature trees in one of its downtown parking lots, a move they say could doom the trees to an early death in ...

Monster Tree Service is a work-from-home franchise offering tree removal, emergency tree removal services, land clearing, hazardous tree assessment, thinning, tree/shrub pruning and trimming, stump ...