Storm Damage? Save Trees With Urgent Pruning
After storms, treat damaged trees as hazards. Walk around each tree, look for leans, hanging limbs, cracked unions, bark splits, and disturbed soil, and note wind direction and wires. Prioritize removing cracked or hanging branches and large split limbs; avoid over-pruning. Wear a hard hat, eye and hearing protection, gloves, and boots; use pruners, loppers, […]