Category Archives: Pruning
Pruning art
I found this on Jake Hobson’s blog and have been holding onto it for a little while. Jake says “this is the most amazing yew tree I have ever seen”, and I would have to agree with him. This tree … Continue reading
Pearl Fryar 2
I posted about Pearl Fryar early on in the history of this blog. Well I was very excited to get the chance to meet him today. He is here at the ANLA Management Clinic as tomorrow’s keynote speaker. Here was … Continue reading
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Wethersfield Garden
I pulled these pictures a few years ago and can’t even remember where they are from. I love this; the concept of trimming a weeping Beech(Fagus sylvatica) into a cylinder blows my mind as to how cool this is. I … Continue reading
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The Gardens of Eyrignac
When do I get to take my trip to France? There are so many amazing gardens that I am dying to see. Eyrignac is at the very top of my list. I found this great video I wanted to share … Continue reading
The Dying Arts of Pleaching and Pollarding
Arborists prepare to cringe. I am a huge fan of the effects created by two pruning techniques, pleaching and pollarding. Both of these techniques are used widely in Europe; but even there I sense there relevance is seemingly fading. For … Continue reading
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Taxus Pruning as an expression
I found these pictures on the web site of a company in the UK called Knives Out run by Nicky Fraser. Her take on pruning is absolutely amazing. These are some pictures of a hegdge they have renovated. According to … Continue reading
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Pruning your Boxwood and Taxus
Now is a great time for you to think about trimming your Boxwood and Taxus. With Boxwood just starting to push out there spring flush of growth trimming the new growth can be trimmed before it hardens off or allowed … Continue reading
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Storm Damage II: Proper Pruning
This is not a pretty picture but it’s what a lot of the pruning I’ve seen done after the ice storms looks like. Not pruning properly can cause a lot of long term problems for your trees making them more … Continue reading
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Storm Damage
Central Kentucky seems to attract more than our fair share of ice. This years storm fortunately didn’t prove to reap as much havoc as we saw in 2003 but none the less caused a great deal of damage. Nearly three … Continue reading
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