Storm Damage and Mature Tree Pruning
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Article by: Lee Goins One winter , Growing Clematis evening I was working on the computer when the power , How To Choose a Storage Shed went out. The freezing rain that had been forecast must have been the culprit. It was getting late so I went to bed , For The Most Luxurious Dining Outdoors: Ready Or Not, Outdoor Kitchens Are Here! figuring we would have power , With Outdoor Lighting You Can Enjoy Your Garden Into The Evening Hours again by morning. Thunder and lightning woke me a couple times, but then I heard something a little different. An explosive popping sound followed by what seemed to be a shower , Garden Statuary - Time for a Fresh New Look of sparks. In my minds eye I tried to picture the cause of this sound. An exploding power , How to Choose the Most Economical Pond Pump transformer with hot , Garden Room Boundaries... lines arcing around it? There is nothing like a puzzle to keep me awake; but I didn't want to get up and lose the warmth I had built up under the blankets. Just drifting off again I heard the sound repeated but up the hill behind my house , Getting Tulips to Bloom for Two Months in Your Garden and more distant... more crackly sounding but still accompanied by the sparkling shattering sound my ears were now more tuned in to analyze. Suddenly realizing the impact this freezing rain was having I shot out of bed , Garden Statuary - Time for a Fresh New Look and ran to the window. , Lazy Fish Worries Large tree , Abatement and Congregation of Material limbs were on the ground. Major branches were bending under the cumulative weight of the ice; then noisily busting sending thousands of 3" icicles to break with a sparkly shattering sound. Well the power , Organic or Chemical Feeding of Plants - What's Best was out for days for many, and the damage to the trees , Tips for a Bulb-o-licious Garden and landscape , Chain Link Fences is still being cleaned up. After a damaging storm you always see a migration of tree , Want to Build a Pond? company trucks to the area. Many of the local tree , Garden Room Boundaries... care, and landscape , Tulip Delivery businesses have their hands full assisting their customer base. The city workers are also busy as these crews and residents move debris to the street for collection. The effects of such a storm can be seen in the landscape , Organic or Chemical Feeding of Plants - What's Best for years to come. Storms can cause limbs to break and trees , Growing Clematis to fall. , Spring Planting Tips A large damaged tree , Choosing A Landscaping Firm branch can be extremely heavy and dangerous to remove or trim. Removing large branches from a mature tree , Tulip Delivery safely requires special training and often specialized equipment. Also the way this damage is dealt with impacts on the health of the tree. , Patio Covers If you value your trees , Want to Learn How to Compost? (yes I know they are all valuable) or fear a tree , Spring Planting Tips becoming a hazard, I would suggest you find a certified arborist. One good first test of an arborist is: Tell them you need your trees , Patio Design and Patio Furniture - The Use of Focal Points topped. If they say "Sure, no problem." move on till you find one that knows what is good for the long term health of a tree. , Color in Flowers Arrangements There are plenty of crews in your town that can carve up your trees , Rose Success for you; but it may take diligence to find a crew trained in the proper pruning , Backyard Landscaping Ideas To Make A Difference In Your Home of mature trees. , Patio Covers Everyone appreciates the hardworking and practical service of the local , Feed the Birds jobber cleaning up a storms mess, but if you have issues with major branches of a large tree, , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard Gardens do generations to come a favor and search out an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist. A good certified arborist with integrity will only perform ISA accepted practices. Branches are not removed without good reason. They do not "top" tree's, remove excessive amounts of live wood, , Plan Before Buying Rose Bushes or use climbing spikes on a tree , A Teak Table - Accent Your Outdoor Decor With One (unless it is being removed). A good arborist knows how to , A Teak Bench: The Perfect Complement To Any Outdoor Space make removal of a desirable tree , Add Color and Fragrance to Your Garden with the Korean Spice Viburnum the last option, and will make pruning , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping decisions that will enhance the health of the tree , Chain Link Fences and reduce possible hazards. Pruning Cuts on a Mature Tree Regardless who is doing the pruning , Cattleya Orchid Plant - Why They Are Not Popular or why, final pruning , Orchid Flowers cuts should be made just outside , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping a growth of bark cells called the branch collar. The branch collar is a collar of growth made of parent branch (trunk) tissue where the branch meets the trunk (or parent branch) and care should be taken to not cut or remove it. This is true for dead, damaged or living branches. Do not remove the actively growing , Viburnum cells of the branch collar. These cells are the trees , The Uses of Compost! way of closing the wound. The branch collar grows , Organic or Chemical Feeding of Plants - What's Best a bit out and angled away from the parent, so if you make a flush cut against the trunk, the branch collar has been removed and the wound will not close. Conversely if you cut far away from the trunk the branch collar is not near the cut where they can grow , Small Garden Design - Creating Illusions Of More Space over the wound. Improper pruning , Aperitif Hybrid Tea Rose cuts can hurt your trees. , Affordable Landscaping to Add Curb Appeal to Your Home Take notice of trees , Add Color and Fragrance to Your Garden with the Korean Spice Viburnum with dieback of the bark on branches and down the trunks. Often you can tell it was from a flush cut or an end cut. Other times it may be a storm damaged branch that wasn't removed and it died back to the trunk and on down. If removing a large limb, first its weight should be reduced to prevent tearing the bark when the branch falls. , Choosing A Landscape Contractor Make a shallow cut from the bottom of the branch a foot or so out from the branches point of attachment. Then finish cut from the top, above or a little further out on the branch. This leaves a lighter and more manageable stub. The stub is then removed while taking care to not remove the branch collar. This technique reduces the possibility of tearing the bark.A garden , The Uses of Compost! center manager, writer, musician and webmaster; Lee Goins is often called on as an expert in landscaping , Getting Tulips to Bloom for Two Months in Your Garden and gardening. , Patio Covers Residents of Shelby County Ohio have been bringing him pieces of trees, , Would You Like More Information About Climbing Roses? moldy leaves, and jars of bugs for 8 years in spite of the well publicized knowledge he prefers chocolate. His gardening , Small Garden Design - Creating Illusions Of More Space help has been featured on TV, Radio, Newspapers and websites like http://www.shelbylandscaping.com |
  
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