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Can you kill a plant from over-pruning?

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When you shift into a new place, especially one with a large, mature landscape, the gardener in you will immediately start twitching if the plants on your lawn are overgrown. You may develop an irresistible urge to open the canopies and hard prune every plant you can reach — and some that belong to your neighbors. But, over Tree pruning in plants can be as bad, or even worse, than not pruning them at all. Can You Kill a Plant From Over Pruning? Although over shrubs and pruned trees don't mainly die if some part of the canopy remains, the damage from over-pruning can be extensive. Over pruning reduces the foliage available for making food for the rest of the plant and allows pests and diseases to access the tree if cuts are made incorrectly. Plants may grow excessively in response to so much canopy loss to increase food production and protect the plant's bark from sunscald. Over time, continued over-pruning may lead to too weak branches to tolerate wind or ice loads, or the pla...

How to maintain an irregular shaped hedge?

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Looking for tree trimming , hedge trimming , and any other tree services?? Treescape® can be a better option for you. You can mail us @ info@treescape.co.nz for a New Zealand query or wacol@treescape.net.au for Australia question. Our professional team will always revert you soon. But before that, you have to know something about tree services. In this post, we will discuss how to maintain an irregular shaped hedge. We all have seen them, hedges grown like abstract or animal's shapes. As you might have guessed, they look impressive, but they aren't the most accessible shape types to get. The best way to get an irregularly shaped hedge idea is to make a metal mesh that fits nicely around the bush or hedge. Set the frame on top of your hedge and then neatly cut around the mesh using your electric hedge trimmer or hand shears. Trimming will slowly train the bush or hedge to grow in the shape you want them. Cutting Different Types of Hedge Some hedges, like privet, hawthorn, conife...

What should you know as arborists?

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The tree plays a vital role in our environment. And every tree needs proper care. For that, you need to hire a professional arborist . As an artist, you need to consider several things. Have a look at some of these: ·         Topping trees   It is the cutting of treetops and branches to stubs. The reason to use this is to reduce the size of a tree because it is dangerous. The reality is that topping trees mostly makes trees more dangerous. These are some reasons why not to top. Hazard reduction and height reduction are short terms. Topping stresses the tree, making it more sensitive to decay and disease. Causes the decay- stubs left at the top of the trunk and ends of branches will decay; this decay then undermines the tree's strength as it grows branches back. New growth in the form of water sprouts. These are weakly attached to the surface of the tree and thrive. Fast growth and not well connected ...

Dos and Don'ts of tree removal you should care about

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Trimming or cutting trees can be dangerous. It must be done by an expert and with proper equipment. Tree trimming is an important responsibility when you’re a property owner, but good and bad pruning practices don’t come naturally to most people. In fact, trimming a tree is just as much science as it is art, and it takes professional arborists years to learn all the dos and don’ts of tree trimming.  Here are a few for you to care about. Leave it to the experts This is a golden rule you must care about. Arborists are trained to manage the health of trees and are experts are tree removal , tree pruning , hedge trimming etc. These are risky and time consuming jobs that require knowledge of trees. It is best left to qualified arborists to assess the health and risks associated with your trees and take the necessary actions. While you should lean on arborists for all trees, it is especially important to call them in when you have large or native trees to be dealt with. Use ...