The tree experts say...
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:57 pm
...not to cut the tips off of branches. It'll kill the whole limb, they warn.
Well, I've been controlling a live oak tree in our front yard that way for over 20 years and I haven't managed to kill a twig. The tree has to be 30-35 feet tall and if I hadn't snipped away at the limbs like I did all afternoon, the sucker would be touching the ground on all sides.
The old beauty may fall over dead tomorrow, but it's sure looking good right now.
Well, I've been controlling a live oak tree in our front yard that way for over 20 years and I haven't managed to kill a twig. The tree has to be 30-35 feet tall and if I hadn't snipped away at the limbs like I did all afternoon, the sucker would be touching the ground on all sides.
The old beauty may fall over dead tomorrow, but it's sure looking good right now.
