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Posts Tagged ‘tree pruning’

From the blog backyard arboretum by kjaros on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The unkindest cut can be none at all! Winter pruning removes dead or broken branches and is good for the tree’s health or aesthetic appeal.

With properly sharpened tools, (hand-held pruners, loppers …

From the blog backyard arboretum by kjaros on Friday, June 19th, 2009

We've had more rain in the past two months than in any May or June in recent history. One of my office mates was just remarking today how beautiful her roses …

From the blog backyard arboretum by kjaros on Monday, March 9th, 2009

The family, the house and the car are safe. But the trees took a beating from thunderstorms and even a couple of tornadoes that rolled through Chicagoland, and debris is strewn …