![]() ![]() Opinion Column By Jeff Pruning Trees High Up (NOT) A friend has given me a good lead for my column about long pole pruning tools. Good pruning should be invisible to the layman's eye. Always ask a tree care company to give you references of happy customers and then take the trouble to visit them and look at the job that was done on their trees. Look for a company that uses qualified arborists trained to care for trees properly. Too many 'tree experts' will come in and butcher a perfectly wonderful shade tree. The Fiskars Telescoping Pruning Stick is built just like the original. If you thought the original pruning stik (#92346935A) was fun, wait to you get a hold of this. Fiskars 7.9-12 Foot ExtendableTree Pruning Stik Pruner (92406935K) 4.4 out of 5 stars 480. : Fiskars 36 Inch Long-handle Swivel Grass Shears. ![]() A long, lightweight pole lets you cut high branches without the hassles and dangers of using a ladder, make low cuts without sore knees from kneeling or back strain from bending and easily reach into dense. After Pruning Be very cautious about who you hire to care for your trees.įiskars Pruning Stik Tree Pruner makes it easy to cut high or low with a level of control traditional pruners with exterior ropes can’t match. Call a professional when the tree is large and requires climbing and a chainsaw to do the job when the tree is located near utility lines, buildings or highways or when major storm damage requires an informed judgment on whether and how to save the tree. A qualified arborist will do this correctly and safely. Trim out most of the smallest interior branches to improve air circulation and light availability. Before Pruning Mature shade trees that are looking poorly, or that are overloaded with many interior branches and limbs, may benefit from major surgery. ![]()
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