Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction Photography/Avalon / Contributor / Getty Images Tree trimming improves the health and appearance of trees and is ...

Tree topping – when the entire top of a tree is cut off – seems to have become a preferred method of tree pruning. Beauty is certainly in the eyes of the beholder, but is it good or bad for the tree?

Spring is a time of growth and rejuvenation, but as people head out to ready their yards for the summer, many participate in a common practice that local certified arborist Bill Bihler of Alpine Tree ...

Tree topping involves cutting off all of a tree’s branches above a certain point, like giving a flat-top or buzz-cut to a person’s hair. Tree topping is also known as heading, stubbing, tipping, ...