Tree topping – when the entire top of a tree is cut off – seems to have become a preferred method of tree pruning. Beauty is certainly in the eyes of the beholder, but is it good or bad for the tree?

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 ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: What's the deal with the extreme pruning of mature trees around here? We've seen some fine trees — really big ...

Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking. And the avocado experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I ...

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 ...

Tree topping is not a remedy for trees that are too big. For one thing, it doesn't work: The tree will quickly regain its former size. Plus, topping will give it new problems. Here's why. Topping a ...

The following story written by Terry Lauren was published in the Anaconda Standard in December of 1970. ANACONDA — The bright light glowing atop Anaconda's 86-foot Christmas tree is known as ...

SCRANTON – Standing among a small forest of festive evergreens adorning Courthouse Square, a Christmas tree topped with sunflowers symbolizes a local commitment to a country ravaged by war a world ...