In my last column I mentioned a “topped” street tree. I’d like to use this column to write more explicitly about the misguided practice of tree-“topping”, why it is so bad, and what the proper ...

Traditions of tree topping seem to persist even today. After many years of sharing the negative impact of tree topping, I still find that tree topping is often considered by homeowners. I really think ...

Topped trees are unsightly, unhealthy, and dangerous in the future. Winter is the time of year that glaring examples of tree topping shows up. Crapemyrtles are the most common victim, but this crude ...

Tree maintenance is essential for a safe and beautiful yard, but one of the most common trimming techniques could actually be shortening the life of your trees. "Topping" is the practice of cutting ...

As the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas explode into color this spring, local arborists are warning that a common but outdated tree-trimming practice could be doing long-term damage to the region's ...

Topping a tree is one of the worst pruning practice that can be done. Topping is drastically shortening all of a trees branches without regard to where the pruning cut is made. Unfortunately, I saw ...

Winter is a good time to prune trees, but tree topping is a detrimental practice that damages both the health and value of landscape trees. Tree topping - the indiscriminate cutting back of tree ...

In the past year or two, a number of older trees in my neighborhood have been “topped.” “Topping” is the practice of cutting major tree limbs off in mid-limb, leaving exposed cut ends the size of a ...

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Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There’s something almost theatrical about the moment the tree topper goes ...