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Tree Care: Proper Pruning Practices for Professionals

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Tree Care: Proper Pruning Practices for Professionals

Jan 26, 2022
Arboriculture Tree Health Tree Preservation Tree Biomechanics Biomechanics Pruning
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Published in The Edge of The National Association of Landscape Professionals
Pruning is an important practice that removes dead and dying branches, allowing for new growth while protecting people below. While it may seem like a straightforward task, make sure you are not guilty of common mistakes in the industry and are following proper pruning practices.Mark Chisholm, a professional arborist with Aspen Tree Expert Company based in Jackson, New Jersey, says one of the most detrimental pruning cuts are ones that damage the trunk. Landscape professionals should make cuts just outside the branch collar. This part of the tree will wall off the wound to protect the tree.

 

“I think professionals tend to overprune trees and are too quick to recommend trees be removed, rather than mitigating whatever risks might be there,” says Ron Rothhaas Jr., principal at Arbor Doctor, LLC based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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