An unsatisfactory approach to tree maintenance or pruning is “topping” it. Topping is the indiscriminant removal of branches of a tree above an arbitrary height, leaving unnatural, grotesque stubs and ...

An arborist offered to “top” my shade tree that has grown so large that branches touch the house. Should I have him do that? Topping is cutting all tree branches back to an arbitrary height. Other ...

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 some experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I don’t ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A walnut sapling being placed into the ground - Jan Dlutko/Shutterstock Planting the right type of tree can possibly make your ...

A demonstration of pruning hedgerows and conventionally planted walnut trees will be part of the Walnut Pruning Field Meeting conducted by University of California farm advisers and specialists. The ...