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Tree topping is never a good option

Tree topping involves indiscriminately cutting back a tree’s canopy with little to no regard for natural structure or proper ...
Almost a year ago, I wrote about tree-topping, because I felt that I was seeing more of this bad tree “maintenance” practice ...
Which branches — if any — should you be cutting off your young trees? You can't glue the wrong choices back on!
Here's an unassailable fact: Trees are awesome. Among the laundry list of benefits, they provide shade in our increasingly warming weather, they clean the air, prevent soil erosion, reduce noise ...