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Bypass Pruner

September 26th, 2011 1 comment

...  save: $2.68 (18%)   Terror Free Tree Trimming Terror Free Tree Trimming                             by Connie Kratzke This article was originally written for "The Glencoe Enterprise" newspaper.  My column is entitled "The Hort Report. Many folks get squeamish at the thought of hacking limbs from their trees with menacing tools.  They wonder how to achieve scalpel-like precision with jagged-toothed saws.  However, unlike our appendages, tree limbs grow back.  There is some room for error during the learning process.  Once you know a few, simple rules; you can avoid causing any permanent disfigurement.    First of all, it is best to avoid pruning most trees from the middle of April through the middle of July.  Oak Wilt is a potentially fatal fungus that wreaks its havoc between ...