Fractures of branches and limbs

Fractures occur as a result of various loads, the size of which exceeds the strength of the wood. Such overloads most often occur during very strong winds’ affecting the tree in its leafy state or as a result of icing on the branches after falling frosted rain, due to snow cover caused by freezing of the falling snow …

Tree bark tears, part 2

Tearing the bark on a significant part of the trunk circumference may also lead to significant physiological disturbances, especially if it occurs during the summer. Trees with partial, but significant damage to the trunk bark can be saved by adequate reduction,transpiration. You can cover for this (shade) …

Tree bark tears, part 1

Tearing of the bark is caused by strong blows which separate the bark from the wood in the plane of the pulp and tear it out. Very often, the torn out flap is small in size, while the separation of the bark takes place over a much larger area. It can also happen as a result of very strong blows …

Protecting tree wounds

Orchard tar is an effective and quite long used agent to protect tree wounds. Places lubricated with tar should be dry, and the tar should be sufficiently fluid, so that it fills well in the unevenness of the cut surface. For these reasons, you should not smear the wounds with tar during …

Mechanical damage to trees

The most common damage to trees, except those caused by diseases and pests, include any mechanical damage, as a result of which the tree tissue opens in various places. These places are always at risk of secondary damage by fungi, bacteria and various insects. Open infection …

Removal of large and heavy branches

Removing large and heavy branches is technically quite difficult, which cannot be held during cutting. Failure to perform such a cut often leads to very large damage. The correct way is to cut off the branches first at a fairly long distance from the root, a …

Technique of cutting trees and shrubs

The method of making cuts depends on the thickness of the cut shoots or branches, from the location of the nearest bud or side branch, the quality of the wood and the size of the wound.
Young and thin shoots are usually cut above the bud, from which the new shoot is predicted to grow. Leaving …

Cutting specific shrubs

The cutting of certain ornamental shrubs is carried out at different times, depending on the properties of the species and the desired effect. Coniferous bushes are cut only occasionally, since most species do not have the ability to reproduce truncated tops and truncated shoots from dormant buds, the lower ones. For …

It is time to cut trees and shrubs

Cutting trees and shrubs can be performed at any time of the year. However, with regard to specific species or groups of plants, there are the most advantageous cutting times from the point of view of their influence on the course of physiological processes, and especially the intensity of growth and flowering. The most suitable …

Cuts to enhance the flowering effect

Cuts to enhance the flowering effect. In order to increase the flowering effect, the removal of older shoots and branches is most often used, which, by excessively thickening the bush, they cause, that ordinary flowers appearing on annual or two-year-old shoots are less impressive, often smaller and smaller …