Tag: Pruning
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Tree Pruning in Flower Mound: A Better Way to Protect and Improve Your Trees
Tree Services in Flower Mound Tree pruning is one of the most important services a homeowner can invest in, especially in North Texas where trees face heat, storms, drought, and compacted, poorly irrigated soil. If you’re a homeowner in Flower Mound, professional pruning from Tree Shepherds can you’re your trees stay healthier and safer, costing…
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Hidden Tree Damage After a Storm: Long-Term Risks & Preventative Care
Not all damage caused to trees are visible. Like a bone fracture, it is hidden and extremely dangerous to the health and stability of the tree. In Flower Mound and the surrounding areas, our arborists are discovering hidden storm damage in trees. This includes root damage, internal cracks and compacted soil. Root Damage High winds,…
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Early Tree Death and Improper Pruning Practices in Flower Mound
You Get What You Pay For? Does the tree shape in the photo above look familiar? If so, then you’ve seen the results of improper pruning. Lion’s Tailing, as it is known, is destructive and harmful to trees. While it might allow the grass to have more sunlight or the front of the house be…
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How Often Should Trees Be Pruned?
In most situations, trees in an urban environment should be inspected for pruning every 2 to 3 years. The time between pruning depends on many factors. The species of the tree, the health of the tree, the site in which the tree is planted, growth rates, weather conditions, etc. Why Should Trees Be Pruned? Regular…
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Why Lion’s Tailing is Not Good for Your Trees
While Lion’s tailing might increase your home’s curb appeal, the practice will put your tree at risk.
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Topiaries Gone Wild!
Topiaries are not a maintenance free plant! I see many topiary plants in front of houses that are not maintained and after a few years, they revert to the plant’s original growth form, only not so pretty. Topiaries are woody plants that are pruned to take on a specific shape. The most common form that…
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Pruning – You Get What You Pay For
In our daily lives, we buy and sell many things. We all want value in these transactions and the adage, is still true, you get what you pay for? This is true in almost every transaction and is true when it comes to choosing who will prune your trees. The above picture is of two…
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Pruning & Trimming- It’s Tree Surgery
Why do we prune trees? Don’t they do well by themselves without our help? We ask a lot of the trees that grow in an urban environment. Space is limited, the soil has been compacted, soil nutrients are constantly being depleted, people damage them, etc. Pruning is one of the management techniques that help a…