Tree Care Album 1
Photos and comments are about tree care and pruning. Pics show various problems and solutions, including topping damage, sunburn and other structural aspects woth knowing about.
Copyright 2005-2011 or as noted by M. D. Vaden. Images divided into several albums.
Tree house near Cave Junction. Plan for plenty of trunk expansion when building these.
Fasciated tips on a red maple street tree. No crisis. Pruning removal would help someday.
Deodar Cedar girdled by rope or twine left on trunk after stakes were removed.
Dark area is weak included bark: no bond. Resulted from neglecting pruning.
Previous topping of Bigleaf Maple caused decay across most of the inside diameter.
Leyland Cypress reached 45' wide canopy in 21 years. Not a good conifer for small spaces.