{"id":339,"date":"2015-12-29T11:57:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T17:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2019-11-27T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T02:13:56","slug":"tree-pruning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"Tree Pruning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>\u00a9 guy leblanc 2015-2019 all rights reserved<\/h6>\n<p>While tree pruning is probably the most commonly performed tree care service, if done incorrectly it can have severe negative long term impact on tree health and safety.\u00a0 For a detailed explanation of what correct pruning is and isn&#8217;t, see my &#8220;Pruning Tips&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<p>One quick way to determine if you are dealing with a professional is by the language they use.\u00a0 <!--more-->Dr. Alex Shigo, the father of modern arboriculture, used to emphatically make this point all the time.\u00a0 And when it comes to removing branches from trees, professionals refer to this as &#8220;pruning&#8221;.\u00a0 &#8220;Trimming&#8221; is for hair; &#8220;sculpting&#8221; is for rock.\u00a0 May seem like a minor point, but this &#8220;test&#8221; is actually pretty accurate, at least in Austin.\u00a0\u00a0 Sculpting in particular is a term used by some yahoos that like to strip all the foliage out of the interior of tree- <em>BAD<\/em> <em>idea<\/em>! Again, see my pruning tips page.\u00a0 Ask to see the work of anyone you&#8217;re thinking of hiring.\u00a0 <em>If the canopy of <\/em>every<em> tree they prune looks like an umbrella, don&#8217;t hire them!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Knowing the term &#8220;branch collar&#8221; can be another indicator of how knowledgeable a tree care provider is or isn&#8217;t.\u00a0 Of course beware of posers who just throw around esoteric terms without having a clue what they mean.\u00a0 Someone who really knows what a branch collar is can explain it to you in a way that makes sense.\u00a0 Again, see my &#8220;Pruning tips&#8221; page.\u00a0 ONLY hire tree care companies that make ONLY branch collar cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures below show the proper removal of the typical branch at its collar.\u00a0 However, it is critical to understand that the shape and angle of the branch affect the final cut.\u00a0\u00a0 Not all branch collar cuts look exactly like the one below right.\u00a0 The point is that most cuts that are either flush against the trunk or which leave a &#8220;stub&#8221; are incorrect.\u00a0 The flush ones can be quite injurious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_341\" style=\"width: 219px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/seton-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-image-341 \" src=\"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/seton-002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">proper branch removal Fig. 1<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_342\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/seton-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-image-342 \" src=\"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/seton-003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proper branch removal Fig. 2<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 guy leblanc 2015-2019 all rights reserved While tree pruning is probably the most commonly performed tree care service, if done incorrectly it can have severe negative long term impact on tree health and safety.\u00a0 For a detailed explanation of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/?p=339\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treecarebyguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}