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Tree topping is the practice of removing an entire top portion of a tree, including parts of the trunk, leader branches, as well as small branches. It is a practice going back a hundred years or more, ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: What's the deal with the extreme pruning of mature trees around here? We've seen some fine trees — really big ...

The warmer days of spring and the approach of summer mean it’s time to start hiring tree services to tidy up your yard. Of course, a good tree service company does more than just prune leaves and snip ...

Connie Hoge is the chairwoman of the Carroll County Forest Conservancy District Board, a volunteer auxiliary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service. An adamant admirer of trees ...

If it looks like tree topping, is it tree topping? In Kentucky, that depends on the expert. A well-regarded arborist cut the tops out of two street trees in Butchertown last week, even though a new ...