A DANGEROUS TRIMMING TREND THAT’S DESTROYING HEALTHY TREES

A Dangerous Trimming Trend That’s Destroying Healthy Trees

In neighborhoods from coast to coast, a commonly misapplied tree pruning method is quietly damaging tree health. This technique, called lion-tailing, involves removing most of the foliage near the trunk and leaving only small leaf clusters at the outer ends of each branch. While this approach may appear orderly to an untrained eye, arborists warn

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