City Decapitates Trees

[mikewhite85]

Yeah, Mike, but this is bad even by SoCal standards!

have you seen what they do to Fruitless Mullberries in the Inland Empire? Every few years, they hack them back to stumps, then let them grow for a while.

Some people have them hacked every fall so they don't have to rake leaves!

Poor mulberries seem to be the object of more hacking than usual. It's uncommon that I get a call to prune one that HASN'T previously been topped.

Even yesterday, I went on an estimate to reduce the height of a huge liquidambar by 50%. I explained to the homeowners how destructive it would be but they still wanted it radically topped.

 

[treeseer]

Poor mulberries seem to be the object of more hacking than usual. It's uncommon that I get a call to prune one that HASN'T previously been topped.

Even yesterday, I went on an estimate to reduce the height of a huge liquidambar by 50%. I explained to the homeowners how destructive it would be but they still wanted it radically topped.

sweetgumns are touigh. re topping vs reduction, it's all in the cuts, timing, etc.

 

[ropensaddle]

sweetgumns are touigh. re topping vs reduction, it's all in the cuts, timing, etc.

Gums are tough fo sure hard to kill. I may just head them on my own property. I witnessed limbs snapping on hot summer days no wind just too much weight from balls.