Have you ever seen a tree that has had its branches all cut back to the trunk? There's a reason for that, and it could actually be a good arboreal practice.

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 ...

Pollarding is a type of severe pruning that results in a dense growth of branches at the pruning site instead of its naturally shaped crown. Last fall, I decided to pollard a catalpa tree to re-create ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don’t look now folks, Louisville has become a tree city. No, I’m not talking about the Tree City USA designation bestowed upon some tree-centric communities by the National Arbor Day Foundation. I’m ...

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 ...

Question: I've got two trees in my yard that were pruned years ago -- before I bought -- by someone who had no idea what they were doing. The result is large branches that look like "clubs." All new ...

Turkey and football are part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition for families across Acadiana. For many, bringing home a Christmas tree is part of the day's festivities. For nearly four decades, a ...