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Show Ie e I 61 n'MfaMMMenMO I 4B Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday April 11,2002 i Pruning for tree health, hazards and form Pruning is life purposeful re- moval of plant parts. Its use is to less precise terms like trimming. Thu article deals mainly with pruning of branches on ornamental trees. It does not cover pruning of fruit trees for unreasonable safety risk and do not necessarily need to be health, hazard, and form. Step back and reconsider if you find moved. Form. Pruning for tree form or shape involves removal of certain branches and leaving others to direct growth toward and away from certain areas. Pollarding, crown raising, and topiary all are examples of pruning for form. Time of Year. Pruning can be done at any time of year with special care and knowledge, but certain times are better than others. Pruning is best done in win- with good form. swell when tree energy reserves are high and the tree is dormant-Thoug- fruit production, shearing or other intensive crown shaping practices, or root pruning. Reasons for pruning landscape trees generally fit into three categories: closely-relate- d Pruning for tree health includes removal of insect or dis- branches, crowded branches, and branches or portions of trunks with included bark. Pruning to open-u- p a trees crown to encourage light penetration or air movement generally is not needed. Hazard. Pruning to reduce hazard to people or property includes removal of dead and decaying branches; branches that interfere with sight lines or travel h easily infected with decay microorganisms. Though summer pruning can be done, Considerable dieback may occur at the edges of summer pruning wounds, possibly due to drying of the living tissues at wound edges. Quickly along streets, driveways, or sidewalks; branches that rub against structures; thorny or spiny wrapping such wounds with branches that might cause injury, and pruning for utility line dear-ance. Healthy, strong, properly attached brandies that overhang a building do not usually pose an white plastic sheeting can reduce this dieback. Time of Life. At planting time only prune brandies that are dead, broken, or that have insect lYARDBGARDENQRVfl EOWEHEQUIEMENTiSflLES!&SERVIcq QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR LONG LIFE & DEPENDABLE SERVICE W. Carbon Ave., Price ere; ..JtP l'v -- V open next Monday, April 15th. Pcfople with favodts containers are mcouraged to faring them in and one of the gardeners wffl plant and ramfarthepfantsandflowenfalheffgeenhouseunta after the fear of frost has past. Pruning for Safety and Wound Cam of the True Removing large brandies or cutting down entire trees is dangerous. Pruning near utility lines should only be done by certified -- -- isms. Scrflnng and Wound Shajxng. In the past it has been thought tiiat wounds needed tobe shared ' or scribed to. promote healing Researchers have found, how-,- 1, ever, that scribing simply makes 1-- . wouihlmger and is not needed. Wjiinas from natural target pnm-- '' ing usuily heal well on their own.' Always remove any loosed bark or pieces of wood tiiat stiA', outfinomawound. Bees should neverbe topped rs thdS Tbpping or rounding-ov- er removal of branches without re?; to make foe cut . Natural target pruning ofdead and live branches; broadleaves (top)andcomfeTa(bottom).-'- 1 A natural target cut leaves tiie branch bark ridge (BBR) and branch collar on the tree without leaving a stub. Such a cut passes just outride the BBR dh top and usually slants out and down, leaving a bump but no stub Sometimes the swollen branch collar extends all the way around the branch base and the resulting cut' is more vertical. Wmad Closure -- Natural tar-- bark stripping), a top cur, , ff.cUt,mrtK.Bl0rerT1iddy dre undercut to remove most of as woundwood, sometimes of die branch weight, and final Source: HkU About Nowpipew called caDus, ftams at the wound natural target cut that removes 2002, Pubtidied by Ncwpeper stub. ; AwockUou of Amend in a continuous ring around a the Pruning Leaden or CoAomi-naStems - Pruning to remove a leader or main stem sometimes U called crown reduction. A leader can be pruned off where another branch is attached if foe remaining branch is heahty and, vigorous and at least 13 the diameter of the leader to be removed (so a 6" leader could be removed at a 2 branch). Also, no more than abbutone-quartLawns Wildflowers ofthe foliage should be removed , from the branch that is being SprinWcr Systems Tilling shortened. The final (mming cut Free Estimates should be on the otiier side of the .BBR doping out and down with tiie bottom of the cut jttraight across bom tiie bottom of the; Miles . 637-870- , ; 371 RICHARDjSiTOGGE ttlYOURlFASHIONlHEADQUARTERS CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL BUY 1 JEAN GET 2ND 50 OFF nt Get Your Yard Sprayed in N01 for your Summer B-B-- . Que ef 2ND PAIR MUST BE EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE Lucky Brand - . Frandsen Hydroseedirig CHECK IT REAR ENTRANCE OUT AND PARKING . 42 East Main, Price 4 or 637-046- 637-116- or 4 t Cheiyt 820-958- BBR. - Wound Dressings - Pruning .wounds and other tree wounds should be left open to foe air, with no covering or dressing. : Though various paints, shellacs, and e materials are avail--, able for treating wounds, none have been shown to slow or pre- - 6 :. SPRING GLEN GARDENS Is NOW . Earls Furniture Westech Fence Greenhouse and Garden Center & tar-lik- Appliance , Wi 232S ZCl . 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J Unfortunately,' there is na- - j fongtermwtyto keep a tree small- bikI healthy if it is n3tunilIylarg6L ; Tbpping leaves many stubs . tiiatencouragedecayandroroutf in Directional mining (riit) minimizes mrouting ami decay Jj 3 using natural target pruning.' An alternative to topping is 3 directional Pruning Directional v ning is the removal of 3 iches with natural target cuts to guide growfo away freon cer-- S tain locations. It is commonly S used to keep branches out of util- itylineswifoout topping, but it is useful in many other circum- stances. Just start at the tip erf die branch to be removed and follow it back to where it meet! another healthy branch that can remain on the tree and that is larger enough to assume oce(at3 least 13 the diameter of the S '; , branch to be removed). Remove?. : unwanted branches with naturaln target cuts as described earlier. , Contact tiie Utah Community S Forest Council (UCFC), P.O. S ; . Box 961, Salt Lake City, UT q84110-096for a copy of the lj . booklet Utah Shade HeePrun-ing Standards, or for otiier com--r D ' munity foresby informatioin. 1, . ,ii ;' I - : Convert-A-- ; Vi a trees height or crown spread,; SometocM.mn.fcwh-- - : -- ) vent decay or promote wound healing or sealing. In feet, re- -- ; search has shown that such dress--ki- gs can actually promote decay'" by keeping the wound protected'! and moist perfect oonditimsfor, the growfo of decay microorgan- - . , your electric company. Good pruning involves removing as much of the branch as possible without leaving a stub or flush cutting. Good pruning cuts are called natural target cuts by arborists, wbo use two targets on foe tree to show them w tee. . Come In or call us about the new higher efficiency heating & cooling products. 637-258- 0 . Spring Glen Gardens is now the Plant Patch Green- house & Garden Center located at 2535 Ito. CarbonvUle Road Five yeare ago tfePeten family felt the community needed plants that were propagated and aedimated to the Castie Country area. The Plant Patch will officially We hMvc the answer!!! More efficient heating & cooling systems equal lower energy billsl Price Sheet Metal At 9 Plant Patch greenhouse opens April 14 In Carboiwille' recycled newspapers Energy Bills Too High! Wf 3J' 4 than 28 percent today. Market forces have also annul MriiiirtiftMiiiiiaariOM f - newspapers and other cartons, pencil barrels, grocery bags, cellulose insulation materials,'4' ' tissue paper and many more diverse products. v sr vV. newirint used by U.S. ' newsprint consumers increased from 10 percent in 1989 to more r.- - The average amount of recycled fiber in the Air&'. C6zlQMefl&rriittwti i. pruners cause Did You Know? Bear aenastiandhaveyour: f y s should only be used for huge branch removaL Bow saws are not suitable for pruning since their blade wanders and the handle gets in the way. Sterilization of tool blades between cuts (with alcohol or bleach) often is recommended to avoid spreading disease, but researchers have shown that most quick sterilization techniques are not effective. 637-317- 6 594 South Carbon Ave., Price 9 24 Hour Service pr S-- slightly more injury than shear-type-), kippers for small brandies, and pruning saws for branches up to 3 or 4 indies in diameter. Good pruning saws have thin curved blades and teeth that are angled back to cut mainly as you puO rather than push. Chainsaws PLUS mre-i- .'. . .rV-ril-f into cereal boxes, egg KbA-a- :. ' ed Husqvama Chain Saws We Service What We Sell 33 , - fctoi stress. tools Sharp, make cleaner cuts and are safer than dull tools. Use shear-typ- e hand pruners for small twigs (sometimes called bypass prun- - 1 C0.-PAR- TS ! ' vm-.r- '.i i. . ir. I i I two or more yean to reduce anvil-typ- e i: I branches or letting serious problems develop. For maintenance pruning on established trees try to prune branches before they exceed 2 inches in diameter. Avoid pruning off more than 20 to 25 percent of a trees leaf area in any year. Pruning stresses trees because pruning wounds repair requires energy from food while pruning removes leaves that make food and wood that stores food. Younger and more vigorous trees can stand heavier pruning than mature or stressed trees. If heavy pruning is unavoidable, remove branches over Mantis Tillers Estate Trimmers Toro Super Recycler Mowers Lawn-Bo- y Dura Force Mowers Dixon ZTR Riding Mowers Manco Fun Kart Echo Trimmers & Blowers PRICE TRADING J - . certain trees, such as birches, maples, and walnuts, may exudasap or bleed when pruned at this time of year, this is not a problem and stops within a few days. During the spring growth period bark is tender and easily damaged and pruning must be done very carefully. In fell pruning wounds may be more ease infested branches, broken or dead or disease problems. Otherwise, prune early in a branch or trees life to avoid pruning large ter or early spring before buds yourself pruning off healthy, branches onatree v M0N-F- RI iOO W., Price 8-- 5 637-580- ..f '' 0 . li ' . |