Purdue Landscape Report: Pruning is an important maintenance practice on trees that is discussed a great deal. An essential part of making the pruning cut properly is the ability to identify the parts ...

The top of the junction of branch and trunk is called the branch-bark ridge, and it can look like a miniature mountain range of bark pushed-up in a slight ridge running down each side of the ...

If the angle between the branch bark ridge and main tree trunk is 60 degrees, for example, make your cut at a 60-degree angle inward. For larger branches, use a three-step pruning process: ...

Explore It’s time to start pruning trees, shrubs. The other part to look for is the branch bark ridge. This is the line where the branch connects to the tree. Start the cut just outside of the ...

Instead of cutting flush to the trunk, leave intact the branch bark ridge and collar where the branch meets the trunk. (Marv Bondarowicz) Winter is the ideal time to prune. Trees are dormant and ...

If the angle between the branch bark ridge and main tree trunk is 60 degrees, for example, make your cut at a 60-degree angle inward. For larger branches, use a three-step pruning process: ...

A strong branch union to its main or lateral stem is characterized by a broad branch angle (‘U’ shaped union) and has an upturned branch bark ridge (a strip of raised bark between the branch ...

Trees need attention, even when the temperatures dip. Pruning is recommended in the dormant season, but take care with the technique and tools to remove branches. Here, we go over ...

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

A strong branch union to its main or lateral stem is characterized by a broad branch angle (‘U’ shaped union) and has an upturned branch bark ridge (a strip of raised bark between the branch ...

The final cut will be just beyond the branch collar and branch bark ridge. For newly planted trees, severe pruning can actually slow plant growth, so allow only minimum, corrective pruning.

Tulsa, Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa, Oklahoma – A company well known for taking good care of trees, Tulsa Tree Experts, announced earlier today that it had ...