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 ...

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 ...

Make your cut beginning at the outside top of the bark ridge and coming down at a 45-degree angle from the ridge. This will preserve the branch collar. Make a clean, smooth cut with a sharp saw.

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

Make a third cut outside of the branch bark ridge and collar to remove the stub (see Figure 1). Do not make flush cuts, as has been incorrectly described for many years. Dr.

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 ...

Make your cut beginning at the outside top of the bark ridge and coming down at a 45-degree angle from the ridge. This will preserve the branch collar. Make a clean, smooth cut with a sharp saw.

Make a third cut outside of the branch bark ridge and collar to remove the stub (see Figure 1). Do not make flush cuts , as has been incorrectly described for many years. Dr.