Pruning Fruit Trees

By ashlee | February 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Pruning Fruit Trees

Fruit trees can be pruned from now through March as long as the wood isn’t frozen. Following are some general recommendations on pruning mature fruit trees followed by more specific instructions on…

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Trees Losing Bark and Dying

By ashlee | August 20, 2015 | Comments Off on Trees Losing Bark and Dying

Some trees such as sycamore, silver maple and redbuds naturally lose the outer layer of bark, especially during years of good growth. This is a natural process and is not…

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Are You A Tree “Volcano Mulcher”? Hope Not

By ashlee | June 4, 2015 | Comments Off on Are You A Tree “Volcano Mulcher”? Hope Not

Crestwood, KY (May 29, 2015) — Thanks to tree friend Paul Cappiello at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens for calling out the practice of “volcano mulching” and demanding an end to…

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