Olive orchards formerly inhabited some of the regions that became urban in California. A few orchard trees remained within urban gardens of the homes that encroached on them. Unfortunately, for those ...

Trees undoubtedly go through a number of changes, some of which are caused by human landscaping methods. You might be used to seeing occasional trimming, or even a tree completely removed from an area ...

Pollarding is a type of severe pruning that results in a dense growth of branches at the pruning site instead of its naturally shaped crown. Last fall, I decided to pollard a catalpa tree to re-create ...