I saw a group of trees that have been topped at the Garden, but I thought that topping trees was bad for them. — Angela Groskopf, Park Ridge You may be referring to the group of sycamore trees planted ...

Trimming tree branches is something anyone who has trees near their home has to do every once in a while; it's just part of ...

Trees undoubtedly go through a number of changes, some of which are caused by human landscaping methods. You might be used to seeing occasional trimming, or even a tree completely removed from an area ...

You either like the look of a tree that has been pollarded, or you do not. It's not a natural look. This time of year, a pollarded tree presents a trunk capped by a clubbed head, or a trunk with short ...

I have a question I hope you can answer. We have our trees laced by an arborist so our trees have a beautiful shape and even look good when they are newly trimmed. On almost every other tree I see get ...

On a recent trip to southern France I was fascinated by what some people might term "tree abuse." The French love to turn certain trees into sculpted forms by removing all new growth each year -- or ...

There’s a catalpa tree seeding that I’ve been watching for a few years now. It sprouted up on its own from seed right along the edge of a flower garden in a spot where it wasn’t bothering neighboring ...

Macomb County is a step closer to its goal of doubling the tree canopy across its communities. Officials gathered in Chesterfield Township on Monday to dedicate 20 trees recently planted at Pollard ...

I have a question I hope you can answer. We have our trees laced by an arborist so our trees have a beautiful shape and even look good when they are newly trimmed. On almost every other tree I see get ...