Did you know that giving your trees annual maintenance can help keep them healthy? In addition to adequate water and fertilizer, your trees also need to be trimmed. For proper growth, your trees should be trimmed at least twice a year – at the beginning and end of each growth period. Here are four reasons why you should make sure your trees are trimmed on a regular basis.
Structural Stability and Form for New Trees
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Winter is quickly approaching! If you use de-icing salts on and around your property, you should be aware of the different effects that de-icing salts can have on trees. Knowing what de-icing salts can do to your trees, how to identify damage from de-icing salts and what to do if your tree is poisoned by de-icing salts can help you care for your trees and also your property.
Can de-icing salts hurt your trees?
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Having a tree that produces fruit for you and your family means many good things. First, most fruit trees can last many harvest seasons, making you thousands of pieces of fruit over their lifetimes. Second, you can control exactly what you put on your fruit and in your body. As long as you put in the necessary time, fruit trees offer you sustenance and beauty for your yard. Here are the best methods for taking care of a backyard fruit tree.
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There are few things as frustrating as a tree that encroaches upon your property line. Trees can be relentless; a tree that is even a dozen feet away from your property line can still drop leaves, hang branches, and spread roots well into your land. But what can you do about it if your neighbor is resistant?
1. You May Have "Shared Ownership" of a Tree
If a tree is on your property line -- the trunk is both on your property and your neighbor's -- then you and your neighbor both have ownership of the tree.
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Cutting down one or more trees in your yard can feel satisfying, but you can complete the job in the right way by renting a stump grinder. This machine helps you remove the unsightly stump from your lawn, allowing you to mow over the area in the future. Make no mistake -- working with a stump grinder offers a challenging job for which you must focus on safety. You can drastically increase your likelihood of getting the job done without incident by carefully following these three safety rules.
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