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This time of year many people want to know the best way to prune hydrangeas. How and when to prune strongly depends on the hydrangea species. Therefore, you should first understand the type of hydrangea you have to ensure health and maximum blooms. Bigleaf ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) is one of the most common. This group is often known as mophead, lacecaps or French hydrangeas. Bigleaf hydrangea bloom on one-year-old wood. With that in mind, prune these plants within four to six weeks after blooming. To rejuvenate these plants, prune by selectively thinning out old stems. You should remove no more than one quarter to one third of the older stems each year. In addition, you can reduce long stems and branches to shape the plant. Further, oakleaf hydrangea ( Hydrangea quercifolia ) also blooms on old wood. Therefore, you should prune it in the same manner. Do not prune bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangea heavily during late summer or in early spring. Pruning during this time period will ...

Tree surgery is not simple. In fact, it can be extremely dangerous. It is a job that requires a lot of skill as well as a lot of key equipment to make the job both safer and easier. It really is not just a case of climbing a tree with a saw in your hand! Arborists, or tree surgeons, are frequently putting themselves into situations that are potentially life-threatening. It is imperative, therefore, that they have all of the necessary skills and expertise to climb trees and use heavy and high-powered equipment to do the task in hand. It is also vital that the equipment they use does not fail as this could result in serious injury or even death. Tree Surgeon Equipment: What Do Tree Surgeons Use? It does not matter if a person is the best tree climber in existence, an arborist also needs to be proficient in using the appropriate tools and machines to carry out their work. Let us take a look at a selection of tools that tree surgeons use in their work: Tree Surgeon Equipment: Ax...

We are living in an ever-changing environment – even if the change is slow. There are various reasons behind the changes – both man-made and natural – and these are making changes that are hard for the environment to deal with. The major issues are pollution and climate change. While many (including scientists) cannot agree with the reasons behind climate change, it is evident that we are facing a huge global challenge. What Is Tree Surgery Waste? Tree work waste generally belongs to one of three categories: Timber Wood chip Non-chippable waste (e.g., minor pruning, hedge trimmings, sweepings from the ground). How Can Tree Surgeons Help? Tree surgeons can adjust their practices to adopt which are more environmentally friendly. One of the ways they can do this is by turning the ‘green waste’ they produce into fuel. How Can Green Waste Be Fuel? For trees to grow, they use carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Carbon gets used in the tree’s structure during growth. It is locked up int...

Tree felling is one of the most dangerous tasks a tree surgeon has to undertake and there are many steps and precautions that need to be taken into consideration to successfully and safely cut down a tree. Straight Felling: The Basics As with all trees that are cut down, the true results can be found at the stump and the most important is the hinge, especially the length and width of the hinge, as this controls the direction of the fall. To establish a hinge you first need to create a face notch and then a back cut into the hinge position. All of this works on the plan you put in place to get your results. Straight Felling: Safety and Planning Safety and planning are two of the most important aspects when cutting down a tree. There are many things to consider and they must be established first before commencing with any cutting. Step 1: Hazards and Obstacles Firstly you should look for any hazards or obstacles on the tree you plan to place on the ground. Are there any vin...

Have you ever wondered the best time of the year to prune trees is? We get asked this question a lot and the answer is … It depends. That’s why we create this winter pruning guide, to help people understand. Not all trees are the same and there are many factors to consider when it comes to pruning such as age, size, species and even the season. It can also depend on the purpose of trimming. For instance, if pruning is required for safety reasons or because of dead or diseased branches, trimming can be performed any time. Nevertheless, the overall health of the plant should always be taken into consideration before addressing pruning issues. It is important to know that detrimental diseases can easily be spread if trees and shrubs are pruned at the wrong time of the year. For example, oak trees (Quercus spp.) should only be pruned in the winter months when the trees are dormant to prevent the spread of a common fungal disease called oak wilt. As a general rule, a light s...

Nature doesn’t disappoint us in terms of trees and the world surely has some magnificently amazing specimens. The beautiful Blooming Cherry Trees in Bonn, Germany, the Angel Oak in John’s Island South Carolina, the Giant Sequoia Tree in California and the Baobab trees of Africa are just some of the many exquisite trees there are in the world. You can imagine that huge trees like these, when planted in gardens, parks and streets, will need to be managed because they all have the potential to grow out of control, to become dangerous and to also succumb to disease. It is sad when the time comes, but some of these trees have to be cut down. This will be the job of tree surgeons or arborists. There are, however, people who have large trees growing in their gardens who decide to bypass using a professional tree surgeon and to attempt the job themselves. Many make the wrong decision to do a DIY job with cutting trees down and have lived to regret it. DIY Tree Surgery: Tree Surgeons...