Using the best techniques at the right time of year boosts the beauty and longevity to your trees. These tips will help you cut your tree branches in a safe and effective way.

Size Up the Tree Start by studying the tree. Don’t cut it down if you see: – Dead branches that are broken but attached or that are actually broken off and supported by other branches.

Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches.

When you need to cut off a dead tree branch you might think you can just hack away until it falls off, but properly caring for you trees requires a little more finesse. In this video from This Old ...

Fruit trees must be heavily pruned every year or more to produce fruit, says Jean-Claude Rochat, owner of Arborist Now, Inc. ...

To remove a branch, use a three-cut method that protects both you and the tree. Making the cut this way will prevent the branch from tearing away and ripping bark from the trunk. Ripped-off bark ...

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To stay healthy, sometimes trees need a little help. Pruning is essential maintenance to promote tree health, safety, and aesthetics.

In the first, coppicing, the tree is cut at ground level. In the second, pollarding, the tree is cut chest high to develop a dense stand of canopy branches. Stump culture is an intermediate knee-high ...