Tree Pruning

http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20...ing/index.html

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.


"Zootal" wrote in message
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I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the
point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even
though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best
way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them
enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches
that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off
most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just
cut them off so they are not too close to the house.