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Nov 08, A good trim refreshes trees. Once they get a healthy cut, they can spring into a new growing season with gusto. Though there is one infamous pruning shortcut that holds trees back from a healthy start- tree topping.

When you cut the top of a tree off, you leave behind a weak tree that’s unstable and at risk of decline. Jun 26, A harbinger of spring in parts of the country that enjoy mild winters, flowering dogwood trees boast an abundance of pink, white or red flowers long before the first leaves appear in spring. Since they grow only 15 to 30 feet ( to 9 m.) tall, there is room for a dogwood tree in almost any landscape.

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Aug 15, First things first. You need to decide what look you would like for your tree to have. Single Trunk. Multi Stem. Natural Look.

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Now the good news is that Crape Myrtles are one darn tough plant. So the bottom line is if you make a mistake most likely your tree will recover in a few seasons. Most people don't know this. Insert a strong stake, like a tree stake or rebar section, beside the main stem. Insert one stake for each stem on a multi-trunk tree. Tie the stem to the support.

As the shrub grows, rub out or clip any small sprouts that appear along the trunk. Every spring, remove lower branches so that the trunk accounts for one-third of the overall tree. Dec 12, To develop a single or multi-trunk tree, the process must be started when the tree is very young.

Choose 1 to 3 trunks you would like to keep and remove the rest, cutting them off as low as possible. Then carefully select and remove horizontally-growing lower branches that won't effect the canopy of the tree. Mimosa.

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Certain types of fungus bring on verticillium wilt which can be controlled by pruning out affected branches as soon as possible.

To get rid of fall webworms for good, prune webbed branches or apply an insecticide to tree leaves, not the webs. To rid your tree of Eastern tent caterpillars, remove their eggs, which look like black bumps on your tree’s branches, in winter. If they still hatch in early spring, you can apply an insecticide.