Tree Pruning Tips
Tips, Tricks
Pruning trees will help keep your yard or landscape healthier and have your trees looking the best they can. Tree trimming, or pruning, is more than just getting rid of dead limbs. It helps the tree grow new healthy branches. Depending on the size of your tree, you may need the following equipment: scissor cut sheers, loppers, pruning saw, pole saw, ladder and work gloves. There are two types of trees, deciduous and evergreen. Deciduous trees lose their leaves every year, while evergreens stay green and pined all year round. As you begin to prune your trees, keep safety in mind, especially when it comes to sawing down higher limbs and power lines. You may be asking why is pruning important? First and foremost, safety. Hanging limbs can fall and cause damage or injury. Next, is health. Damaged and diseased branches are just extra weight on the tree and should be removed. Also, look for two branches forming a V-Crotch. One of the branches needs to be removed to help keep the tree healthy. Also, water sprouts and suckers should be removed with a pair of scissor cut sheers. Besides getting rid of growth we don't want and limbs that are damaged, pruning also has its positives. It can help a tree sprout new limbs, making the tree fuller and healthier with a strong branching structure. Pruning will also help produce more fruit and flowers. For flowering trees that bloom in the early spring, prune in the summer after the flowers have bloomed. For trees that bloom in the late spring or do not have flowering blossoms, prune in the dormant seasons of fall or winter. To learn how to prune a tree watch "How To Prune A Tree" on https://www.Lowes.com/Videos Subscribe to Lowe's YouTube for great how to videos and home improvement tips: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=lowes Or head to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/Lowes
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What exactly was that instrument being used to saw away the branch? Anyone???
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How to Keep a Tree Limb from Growing Back...
Measure 1 foot from the tree's trunk along the limb you want to remove, and make a vertical mark on the limb's bottom by using a permanent marker. Measure 1 more inch outward from that mark, and make a second mark. Draw a third mark just before the branch collar, which is the swollen area where the limb joins either the trunk or a larger branch.
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Locate the first mark you drew. Saw halfway through the limb, from its bottom upward, through that first mark. Use a handsaw for the task. Angle the saw, and cut horizontally toward the second mark you made until the cut is even with the second mark. Widen the first cut, if necessary to give yourself room to cut, by driving a wedge into the cut with a hammer.
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Cut straight through the second mark you made, from the limb's top to its bottom. This task will remove the majority of the branch. Cut straight through the third mark you made, working from the limb's top to its bottom to detach the remainder of the branch. Do not angle that cut at all. The series of cuts you made will prevent new growth, but an angled cut close to the branch collar will encourage new growth.
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Apply a thin coat of black latex paint over the tree's open wound that was caused by sawing. Use a clean paintbrush to paint the wound. Allow the paint to dry completely. Covering the exposed area with paint prevents pests from being attracted to the tree, and the black paint ensures no sunlight reaches small bits of growth that otherwise may sprout around the area's edges. The tree will produce a scab over the area, and a branch will not grow there. -
1:16 looks like a screaming branch.....
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I can't watch this. The first three cuts made on the video are not best practice cuts and will cause harm to the tree.
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This was educational to say the least thank you so much for making this video...
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