My articles page is the place where I have written about most aspects of arboriculture in Calgary. Everything in an arborists' trade, from tree care, trimming and pruning, arbor care, and even being a tree doctor. There are over 150 separate tree resource articles arranged alphabetically. Whether it's, "a mindset for healthy trees" all the way through to "yellow leaves", most of the important aspects of Calgary tree care are included. Have a look, prairie hardy fruit trees, selecting evergreens, tons on planting and pruning, please enjoy this free resource.

If you'd like to take a deeper dive into the internal workings of trees, check out my Botany Talks.

Maintaining your pruning tools

Good hand tools will give you a lifetime of service, but occasionally require a bit of TLC.

(Photo credit: “Bypass loppers pruners" by Dvortygirl, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.)

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My readers, my reasons

Every thing I write about I have seen and lived and worked with. This writing is the fruit of a long-growing, stubborn old tree that still has some sap.

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Pruning tools you need

The list is short.

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Shrub Pruning for Size Control 2

Guests looking at this beautiful plant will never know what went into its creation. It doesn’t look pruned; it fits and looks great.

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Shrub Pruning for Size Control

There is a method of controlling shrub size and keeping flowers that gives an overall natural look. Briefly, we start the shrub on what I will call a recycling program.

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