Looking for local Arborist(sp?) will trade your help for frags
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BreadmanMike
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Why not try calling Morton Arboretum and see if you can talk with someone there?
yznhmr
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we bought 5 trees last year, 2 maple hybrid( both are different types) a river birch, and 2 flowering pears. both maples and the birch need some pruneing in order for them to grow as we want them to. I need to know which branches, where to cut and what time of year to cut, and if there is anything we need to do to the cut ends..
MM how about smoked crab?
MM how about smoked crab?
anabolic_1
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Hello,
I collect rare trees and plants in general, have been since 1988. As far as your trees are concerned, just let them grow and trim as needed. Once you start hacking away at a tree it will only make it grow faster (and weaker) Time to prune?, it don't matter, but in winter you can see the trees structure better. try to remove branches that are crossed. The birch I would just let grow without any pruning, I don't know about where you are but the birches here in NJ are having major problems with disease. Never cut the leader out of a tree, it will only make it short and fat. Never cover the cut with anything, it will only harbour disease and keep the tree from healing naturally. If you need to cut larger branches, find the collar of the branch (thats the radius part where the branch meets the tree), cut up from below, then finish cutting the branch off from the top, this will keep the bark from tearing. Try Felco products for maintaing trees, they are the best (but expensive), the nice thing is you can buy replacement blades. I hope this helps.
Mike.ar
BTW, I do bonsai as well.
I collect rare trees and plants in general, have been since 1988. As far as your trees are concerned, just let them grow and trim as needed. Once you start hacking away at a tree it will only make it grow faster (and weaker) Time to prune?, it don't matter, but in winter you can see the trees structure better. try to remove branches that are crossed. The birch I would just let grow without any pruning, I don't know about where you are but the birches here in NJ are having major problems with disease. Never cut the leader out of a tree, it will only make it short and fat. Never cover the cut with anything, it will only harbour disease and keep the tree from healing naturally. If you need to cut larger branches, find the collar of the branch (thats the radius part where the branch meets the tree), cut up from below, then finish cutting the branch off from the top, this will keep the bark from tearing. Try Felco products for maintaing trees, they are the best (but expensive), the nice thing is you can buy replacement blades. I hope this helps.
Mike.ar
BTW, I do bonsai as well.
marblesojecki
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I am a student of horticulture and have heard many debates as to when one should prune and not prune. There's evidence in favor of each season (whether fall, spring or summer). It basically comes down to whenever the saw is sharp (with special cases of course, although you should be fine pruning the species you have now). Are they in decline? Are you trying to keep them small? I guess should just ask, what's your goal?
- Personally I would disinfect any pruning equipment to be used. It may be a little paranoid but you want to decrease the transmission of disease.
- Prune out all diseased, weak or damaged branches
- Look for branches that are rubbing or girdling each other
- remove any overgrown branches
- Try to keep as natural of a habit as possible -
- Don't remove too much = may stress-out the tree especially being that they are newly planted! They need time to recover from the transplant. A good rule of thumb is that it takes a year for every inch of caliper for a tree to fully recover from the transplant.
Well, hope that helps!
- Personally I would disinfect any pruning equipment to be used. It may be a little paranoid but you want to decrease the transmission of disease.
- Prune out all diseased, weak or damaged branches
- Look for branches that are rubbing or girdling each other
- remove any overgrown branches
- Try to keep as natural of a habit as possible -
- Don't remove too much = may stress-out the tree especially being that they are newly planted! They need time to recover from the transplant. A good rule of thumb is that it takes a year for every inch of caliper for a tree to fully recover from the transplant.
Well, hope that helps!
