1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,500 Welcome to the Sunshine Gardening podcast 2 00:00:02,879 --> 00:00:06,000 where we explore all things gardening from urban 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,500 green spaces to thriving home landscapes. 4 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:11,059 I'm your host, Kristen Hildebrand. 5 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:14,244 And today we're diving into a topic that 6 00:00:14,244 --> 00:00:17,445 every gardener and homeowner should know, how to 7 00:00:17,445 --> 00:00:19,625 prune landscape trees correctly. 8 00:00:20,005 --> 00:00:22,484 This is not just a skill but a 9 00:00:22,484 --> 00:00:22,984 responsibility 10 00:00:23,445 --> 00:00:25,785 that comes with maintaining a healthy 11 00:00:26,164 --> 00:00:29,470 and beautiful yard. We'll delve into the why, 12 00:00:29,769 --> 00:00:32,250 when, and how of tree pruning with our 13 00:00:32,250 --> 00:00:35,310 guest, Bowling Green City Arborist Jared Weaver. 14 00:00:35,690 --> 00:00:38,490 His wealth of knowledge will cover everything from 15 00:00:38,490 --> 00:00:41,469 timing your cuts to choosing the right tools. 16 00:00:41,755 --> 00:00:44,414 Plus, we'll share some critical tips for avoiding 17 00:00:44,475 --> 00:00:46,734 common mistakes that could harm your trees. 18 00:00:47,195 --> 00:00:50,495 So grab your pruners, and let's get pruning. 19 00:00:51,195 --> 00:00:53,534 Welcome to the Sunshine Gardening podcast. 20 00:00:53,995 --> 00:00:56,969 This gardening show will equip and inspire avid 21 00:00:56,969 --> 00:00:59,289 gardeners with tips and tricks to help them 22 00:00:59,289 --> 00:01:02,010 navigate the gardening world. The show will also 23 00:01:02,010 --> 00:01:05,770 highlight specific growing requirements for seasonal plants so 24 00:01:05,770 --> 00:01:08,189 the sun will shine brighter over their Kentucky 25 00:01:08,250 --> 00:01:08,750 garden. 26 00:01:09,290 --> 00:01:11,614 And now, here's that ray of sunshine, 27 00:01:11,915 --> 00:01:16,094 garden enthusiast and horticulture extension agent, Kristin Hildebrand, 28 00:01:16,474 --> 00:01:20,015 with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. 29 00:01:20,634 --> 00:01:23,594 Welcome back to the sunshine gardening podcast. And 30 00:01:23,594 --> 00:01:26,840 joining with us today is Jared Weaver. He 31 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,719 is the city arborist for Bowling Green. How 32 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:31,719 are you, Jared? I'm good. How are you 33 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:32,459 today, Kristin? 34 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,799 I am doing good, and I am so 35 00:01:35,799 --> 00:01:37,959 glad that you were able to come on 36 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,954 the podcast with us today because we are 37 00:01:40,954 --> 00:01:43,435 in a very special week here in Bowling 38 00:01:43,435 --> 00:01:44,415 Green. We're celebrating 39 00:01:44,875 --> 00:01:46,174 tree week 2024. 40 00:01:47,114 --> 00:01:48,394 And I know that you've had a lot 41 00:01:48,394 --> 00:01:49,055 of responsibilities 42 00:01:49,594 --> 00:01:52,234 with tree week, and so we're gonna get 43 00:01:52,234 --> 00:01:54,795 into a little bit here about tree pruning. 44 00:01:54,795 --> 00:01:57,750 But just to get the conversation going, can 45 00:01:57,750 --> 00:01:59,049 you tell us specifically 46 00:01:59,430 --> 00:02:01,590 maybe explain more about your role as the 47 00:02:01,590 --> 00:02:03,670 city arborist and what your day to day 48 00:02:03,670 --> 00:02:04,170 responsibilities 49 00:02:04,869 --> 00:02:05,530 look like? 50 00:02:05,989 --> 00:02:06,810 Sure. Absolutely. 51 00:02:07,349 --> 00:02:09,254 So I work within the parks department of 52 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:11,094 the city of Bowling Green. I'm my official 53 00:02:11,094 --> 00:02:13,995 job title is the city parks arborist slash 54 00:02:14,215 --> 00:02:14,715 forester. 55 00:02:15,174 --> 00:02:17,094 As broad picture, that means I take care 56 00:02:17,094 --> 00:02:19,354 of all the trees in our city parks, 57 00:02:19,655 --> 00:02:23,014 which involves everything from the planning phase, deciding, 58 00:02:23,014 --> 00:02:24,840 you know, which trees go where, when to 59 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,319 prune trees, all that big picture stuff down 60 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:29,819 to the the little details of actually physically 61 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:31,020 planting the trees, 62 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:34,680 monitoring for pests and insects and fungal diseases, 63 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,560 that sort of thing, pruning and working with 64 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,060 contractors, 65 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:41,884 and actually removing trees when they become at 66 00:02:41,884 --> 00:02:43,185 the end of their life cycle. 67 00:02:43,564 --> 00:02:45,405 Yes. So it seems like there's a lot 68 00:02:45,405 --> 00:02:47,884 involved with being our city arborist, and you 69 00:02:47,884 --> 00:02:49,645 do such a good job. And I know 70 00:02:49,645 --> 00:02:51,485 I've been able to work with you on 71 00:02:51,485 --> 00:02:54,145 the tree board from time to time, and 72 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:56,099 you do a great job with the Arbor 73 00:02:56,099 --> 00:02:59,299 Day celebration. And and that usually is held 74 00:02:59,299 --> 00:03:01,400 in the month of April. Is that correct? 75 00:03:01,780 --> 00:03:03,219 Yes. It's in the month of April every 76 00:03:03,219 --> 00:03:05,079 year. I think it might be this 3rd 77 00:03:05,139 --> 00:03:07,060 Saturday this year. I don't remember the exact 78 00:03:07,060 --> 00:03:08,875 date. But thank you for the compliment. I 79 00:03:08,875 --> 00:03:11,034 really enjoy taking care of trees. I've been 80 00:03:11,034 --> 00:03:12,715 doing it with the city for a little 81 00:03:12,715 --> 00:03:14,555 over 19 years now, so it's a great 82 00:03:14,555 --> 00:03:16,155 joy to me to be out there among 83 00:03:16,155 --> 00:03:18,314 the trees on a daily basis and taking 84 00:03:18,314 --> 00:03:19,055 care of them 85 00:03:19,354 --> 00:03:21,435 and helping improve our urban forest for the 86 00:03:21,435 --> 00:03:22,895 residents of Bowling Green. 87 00:03:23,550 --> 00:03:25,870 Yes. I know that you're a big tree 88 00:03:25,870 --> 00:03:28,189 lover if I could call it that. And, 89 00:03:28,189 --> 00:03:30,510 you know, to be a certified arborist, there's 90 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:31,650 a lot of certifications 91 00:03:32,030 --> 00:03:33,330 that you've had to do. 92 00:03:33,629 --> 00:03:35,310 And I think that you also had to 93 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:36,990 take a big test and you also keep 94 00:03:36,990 --> 00:03:38,165 your certifications 95 00:03:38,544 --> 00:03:40,385 and that does allow you to have that 96 00:03:40,385 --> 00:03:41,125 tree knowledge. 97 00:03:41,425 --> 00:03:43,104 Is that something that you're glad that you've 98 00:03:43,104 --> 00:03:43,604 done? 99 00:03:43,905 --> 00:03:46,544 Absolutely. To take the ISA, that's the International 100 00:03:46,544 --> 00:03:47,525 Society of Arboriculture, 101 00:03:47,905 --> 00:03:49,745 to be a certified arborist and take that 102 00:03:49,745 --> 00:03:52,830 test requires a knowledge of, the biology of 103 00:03:52,830 --> 00:03:56,129 a tree, everything from the soils through photosynthesis, 104 00:03:56,510 --> 00:03:58,290 how everything works in the tree, 105 00:03:58,830 --> 00:04:01,550 and to understand all of those processes that 106 00:04:01,550 --> 00:04:02,050 happen 107 00:04:02,349 --> 00:04:05,169 within that tree really gives you a better 108 00:04:05,985 --> 00:04:07,985 knowledge base to help take care of that 109 00:04:07,985 --> 00:04:09,745 tree. So I do a lot more than 110 00:04:09,745 --> 00:04:11,504 just pruning a tree or digging a hole 111 00:04:11,504 --> 00:04:14,144 and planting into the ground, and understanding the 112 00:04:14,144 --> 00:04:16,944 biology of that tree really helps me understand 113 00:04:16,944 --> 00:04:19,589 how that tree will react to pruning at 114 00:04:19,589 --> 00:04:21,189 different times of the year, why why it's 115 00:04:21,189 --> 00:04:22,550 a better time of the year to plant 116 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:24,149 the tree at a certain time than another 117 00:04:24,149 --> 00:04:27,129 time. So that basis is really important. 118 00:04:27,509 --> 00:04:29,750 And there's other things as well in the 119 00:04:29,750 --> 00:04:32,949 the ISA exam like, basic climbing techniques, how 120 00:04:32,949 --> 00:04:34,915 to how to do the practical work as 121 00:04:34,915 --> 00:04:36,514 well as the theory of that. So it 122 00:04:36,514 --> 00:04:38,694 covers everything. It's really pretty comprehensive 123 00:04:39,074 --> 00:04:39,574 certification. 124 00:04:40,194 --> 00:04:42,194 Yes. I would say it's a a deep 125 00:04:42,194 --> 00:04:44,355 dive into tree care and like you said, 126 00:04:44,355 --> 00:04:47,095 knowing more about the the tree processes. And 127 00:04:47,180 --> 00:04:48,220 I know that we get a lot of 128 00:04:48,220 --> 00:04:50,939 questions here at the extension office about this 129 00:04:50,939 --> 00:04:52,779 particular topic that I have you on the 130 00:04:52,779 --> 00:04:56,560 podcast about today, and it's specifically about pruning. 131 00:04:57,020 --> 00:04:58,620 And I know a lot of times people 132 00:04:58,620 --> 00:05:00,134 thinks that, you know you can just go 133 00:05:00,134 --> 00:05:02,794 get your pruning shears and go to town 134 00:05:03,175 --> 00:05:05,495 but it's really important to know more about 135 00:05:05,495 --> 00:05:08,214 the tree and the best time of year 136 00:05:08,214 --> 00:05:10,854 for the tree pruning. So Jared just to 137 00:05:10,854 --> 00:05:12,810 kind of ask you when is the best 138 00:05:12,810 --> 00:05:15,290 time of year for tree pruning and does 139 00:05:15,290 --> 00:05:18,350 that really vary for different tree species? 140 00:05:18,889 --> 00:05:20,889 The best time of the year for tree 141 00:05:20,889 --> 00:05:21,389 pruning 142 00:05:21,769 --> 00:05:23,209 as a as a big picture is when 143 00:05:23,209 --> 00:05:25,129 the tree is under the least amount of 144 00:05:25,129 --> 00:05:25,629 stress. 145 00:05:26,204 --> 00:05:27,884 So when the when most trees are under 146 00:05:27,884 --> 00:05:30,044 the least amount of stress is when they're 147 00:05:30,044 --> 00:05:32,685 dormant in the wintertime. So for deciduous trees 148 00:05:32,685 --> 00:05:34,925 when they've dropped all of their leaves off, 149 00:05:34,925 --> 00:05:36,365 they're kind of gone to sleep for the 150 00:05:36,365 --> 00:05:38,305 winter. They're not biologically 151 00:05:38,925 --> 00:05:40,865 as active as they are in the summertime. 152 00:05:41,269 --> 00:05:43,670 Same thing with evergreens. They're still doing a 153 00:05:43,670 --> 00:05:45,269 little bit in the winter, not nearly as 154 00:05:45,269 --> 00:05:46,470 much as they would in the summer though. 155 00:05:46,470 --> 00:05:48,790 So they're kind of in a dormant stage, 156 00:05:48,790 --> 00:05:51,509 so pruning in the that dormant season is 157 00:05:51,509 --> 00:05:53,689 the optimum time. We do prune 158 00:05:54,164 --> 00:05:56,805 throughout the year depending on our scheduling and 159 00:05:56,805 --> 00:05:58,485 the needs. We can't do everything at the 160 00:05:58,485 --> 00:05:59,224 best time 161 00:05:59,764 --> 00:06:02,084 possible, unfortunately. We just don't have that much 162 00:06:02,084 --> 00:06:04,485 time. So in the summer, if you do 163 00:06:04,485 --> 00:06:05,845 need to prune a tree, we try to 164 00:06:05,845 --> 00:06:06,389 limit it 165 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:09,430 to pruning broken branches, you know, for for 166 00:06:09,430 --> 00:06:11,350 storm damage or that sort of thing. But 167 00:06:11,350 --> 00:06:12,550 if you do have to prune at other 168 00:06:12,550 --> 00:06:13,990 times of the year, try to do it 169 00:06:13,990 --> 00:06:16,550 when the tree is not under stress from 170 00:06:16,550 --> 00:06:19,910 extreme heat or extreme drought stress, that sort 171 00:06:19,910 --> 00:06:22,384 of thing. We try to avoid those times. 172 00:06:23,084 --> 00:06:25,324 We also try to avoid right when the 173 00:06:25,324 --> 00:06:27,644 buds are swelling and emerging, when the leaves 174 00:06:27,644 --> 00:06:29,564 are emerging in the spring. That's a a 175 00:06:29,564 --> 00:06:31,485 very transformative time for the tree in the 176 00:06:31,485 --> 00:06:33,644 spring. Also, right in the fall when the 177 00:06:33,644 --> 00:06:36,229 leaves are dropping, that's a lot of biological 178 00:06:36,449 --> 00:06:38,470 activity happening in the tree when they're reallocating 179 00:06:38,849 --> 00:06:40,870 resources to prepare for that winter 180 00:06:41,329 --> 00:06:41,829 dormancy. 181 00:06:42,209 --> 00:06:44,050 So try to avoid those times when the 182 00:06:44,050 --> 00:06:46,930 tree is undergoing major changes or it's under 183 00:06:46,930 --> 00:06:49,485 a lot of stress, but the dormant season 184 00:06:49,485 --> 00:06:52,205 is the best time, generally speaking, for most 185 00:06:52,205 --> 00:06:55,024 tree work. What about for evergreen 186 00:06:55,404 --> 00:06:58,125 type of landscape trees? Is that the same 187 00:06:58,125 --> 00:07:00,990 for the dormant sea? Yes. They'll still be 188 00:07:01,149 --> 00:07:02,910 semi dormant in the winter. They'll still have 189 00:07:02,910 --> 00:07:04,829 their needles or leaves on them even if 190 00:07:04,829 --> 00:07:07,069 the evergreen trees, but they'll still be having 191 00:07:07,069 --> 00:07:09,870 a lot less biological activity happening in that 192 00:07:09,870 --> 00:07:10,849 winter season. 193 00:07:11,149 --> 00:07:13,069 And there's a lot less pests active in 194 00:07:13,069 --> 00:07:16,165 the winter also. So it's the optimum time 195 00:07:16,165 --> 00:07:16,665 when 196 00:07:17,285 --> 00:07:19,285 after the leaves fall off of the deciduous 197 00:07:19,285 --> 00:07:21,285 trees but before the buds start to swell 198 00:07:21,285 --> 00:07:22,025 in the spring. 199 00:07:22,645 --> 00:07:24,324 So you've been able to tell us, you 200 00:07:24,324 --> 00:07:26,264 know, best time of year for both deciduous 201 00:07:26,485 --> 00:07:29,419 and evergreen trees. Can you next walk us 202 00:07:29,419 --> 00:07:33,040 through the basic steps of proper tree pruning? 203 00:07:33,899 --> 00:07:36,060 Sure. So when we go out to prune 204 00:07:36,060 --> 00:07:37,740 a tree in the parks, I like to 205 00:07:37,740 --> 00:07:39,819 teach my employees that we prune we call 206 00:07:39,819 --> 00:07:40,959 pruning by prescription. 207 00:07:41,464 --> 00:07:42,285 So we don't just arbitrarily 208 00:07:42,824 --> 00:07:44,345 say, oh, these trees all have to be 209 00:07:44,345 --> 00:07:46,504 pruned in the park. We wanna know and 210 00:07:46,504 --> 00:07:49,225 understand exactly why we're pruning that tree. That'll 211 00:07:49,225 --> 00:07:51,085 help us do a better job of it. 212 00:07:51,145 --> 00:07:53,145 So the first thing we do with any 213 00:07:53,145 --> 00:07:55,625 tree we're pruning is we do a crown 214 00:07:55,625 --> 00:07:56,125 cleaning, 215 00:07:56,539 --> 00:07:58,379 And that means we're gonna prune out anything 216 00:07:58,379 --> 00:07:59,279 that's dead, 217 00:07:59,740 --> 00:08:02,860 broken, or has generally poor structure. The branches 218 00:08:02,860 --> 00:08:04,939 are crossing and rubbing on each other, which 219 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:06,779 can create an injury to the tree. We 220 00:08:06,779 --> 00:08:09,919 wanna remove the potential problems for the tree. 221 00:08:10,060 --> 00:08:12,834 Anything that's, dead or broken has to come 222 00:08:12,834 --> 00:08:15,154 out for safety reasons. But then if you 223 00:08:15,154 --> 00:08:17,394 got rubbing branches, if you have a branch 224 00:08:17,394 --> 00:08:17,894 with 225 00:08:18,355 --> 00:08:20,435 a a fungal infection, we wanna remove those 226 00:08:20,435 --> 00:08:21,794 for the health of the tree to make 227 00:08:21,794 --> 00:08:24,115 it a more long term process for the 228 00:08:24,115 --> 00:08:26,699 tree. After that, we wanna start looking at 229 00:08:26,699 --> 00:08:28,779 what that tree is doing in our landscape, 230 00:08:28,779 --> 00:08:30,480 what function it is it performing, 231 00:08:30,860 --> 00:08:33,100 and is it meeting that function. So if 232 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:34,700 we have a tree that we planted as 233 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:38,095 a screen in between 2 separate uses, We 234 00:08:38,095 --> 00:08:39,774 wanna make sure we keep that canopy of 235 00:08:39,774 --> 00:08:41,695 that tree as thick and full as possible 236 00:08:41,695 --> 00:08:42,914 to create that screen. 237 00:08:43,375 --> 00:08:45,315 Conversely, if a tree is near a sidewalk 238 00:08:45,375 --> 00:08:47,455 or a street or for homeowners, if it's 239 00:08:47,455 --> 00:08:49,294 near your front walkway or close to your 240 00:08:49,294 --> 00:08:51,215 house, you may need to prune that tree 241 00:08:51,215 --> 00:08:51,955 for clearance. 242 00:08:52,419 --> 00:08:54,340 May need to limit up above the sidewalk 243 00:08:54,340 --> 00:08:56,100 to a certain height or prune it so 244 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:58,500 it's not gonna grow into your front room 245 00:08:58,500 --> 00:09:00,500 window or or that sort of thing. So 246 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:02,759 consider what the function is of that tree 247 00:09:02,899 --> 00:09:04,600 and prune with that in mind. 248 00:09:04,914 --> 00:09:07,075 And we also work with the electrical utility 249 00:09:07,075 --> 00:09:09,414 companies and we talk about something called 250 00:09:09,875 --> 00:09:11,174 directional pruning, 251 00:09:11,634 --> 00:09:14,274 and they're pruning to make trees grow away 252 00:09:14,274 --> 00:09:16,115 from the power lines. Any branch that's growing 253 00:09:16,115 --> 00:09:18,035 towards the power lines, they wanna prune it 254 00:09:18,035 --> 00:09:20,330 so it grows the opposite direction. And in 255 00:09:20,330 --> 00:09:22,410 order to accomplish that, you have to look 256 00:09:22,410 --> 00:09:24,750 at the angle of the branches where that 257 00:09:24,970 --> 00:09:27,370 how that species of tree tends to naturally 258 00:09:27,370 --> 00:09:29,850 grow what its habit is. And homeowners can 259 00:09:29,850 --> 00:09:31,450 apply that as well. If they've got a 260 00:09:31,450 --> 00:09:33,865 tree planted close to their home, they might 261 00:09:33,865 --> 00:09:36,285 wanna do some directional pruning so it grows 262 00:09:36,665 --> 00:09:38,504 away from their home, away from their house, 263 00:09:38,504 --> 00:09:40,524 away from the gutters, that sort of thing 264 00:09:40,665 --> 00:09:42,425 to make it grow the right direction. You 265 00:09:42,425 --> 00:09:43,725 can still plant a tree 266 00:09:44,184 --> 00:09:46,665 relatively close to other things, but prune it 267 00:09:46,665 --> 00:09:48,985 while it's young with that future growth in 268 00:09:48,985 --> 00:09:49,440 mind. 269 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,360 Exactly. And I appreciate you kinda telling us 270 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,919 the basic steps of proper tree pruning and 271 00:09:55,919 --> 00:09:58,080 sometimes you just have to like you said, 272 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,000 I know directional is one of the things 273 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 and also, you know, for the size for 274 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,695 the space but just looking at the shape 275 00:10:04,995 --> 00:10:06,915 of the tree can kinda give you an 276 00:10:06,915 --> 00:10:08,754 indication on how to prune it because I 277 00:10:08,754 --> 00:10:10,375 know there's a lot of different shapes 278 00:10:10,754 --> 00:10:12,915 that are available for a lot of different 279 00:10:12,915 --> 00:10:13,815 trees too. 280 00:10:14,355 --> 00:10:14,855 Absolutely. 281 00:10:15,235 --> 00:10:17,350 Yeah. Yeah. You've got a crab apple tree. 282 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:19,029 You would prune a lot differently than you 283 00:10:19,029 --> 00:10:21,029 would an oak tree because of their mature 284 00:10:21,029 --> 00:10:23,589 size. You wanna consider that mature size. A 285 00:10:23,589 --> 00:10:25,190 lot of this goes back, especially if you're 286 00:10:25,190 --> 00:10:26,949 a homeowner to planting the right tree in 287 00:10:26,949 --> 00:10:28,009 the right place initially. 288 00:10:28,384 --> 00:10:29,664 I always like to get that in there 289 00:10:29,664 --> 00:10:31,284 because, you know, you can minimize 290 00:10:31,585 --> 00:10:34,144 your pruning needs by planting the right tree 291 00:10:34,144 --> 00:10:35,825 in the right place at the very start 292 00:10:35,825 --> 00:10:37,044 of that tree's life. 293 00:10:37,585 --> 00:10:39,264 So right tree in the right place, you'll 294 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,125 have to do a lot less pruning overall. 295 00:10:41,420 --> 00:10:43,340 We often do have to do some corrective 296 00:10:43,340 --> 00:10:44,779 pruning when we get a tree from the 297 00:10:44,779 --> 00:10:46,940 nursery. If the listeners ever have a chance 298 00:10:46,940 --> 00:10:48,300 to go out and look at trees in 299 00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:50,460 nature and observe them from the time they're 300 00:10:50,460 --> 00:10:53,019 a seedling through their growth as a sapling 301 00:10:53,019 --> 00:10:55,394 into a mature tree, Trees in nature are 302 00:10:55,394 --> 00:10:58,195 usually a lot more sparsely branched than the 303 00:10:58,195 --> 00:11:00,595 trees we find in a nursery. Nursery grown 304 00:11:00,595 --> 00:11:02,195 trees, they tend to prune them so they 305 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,674 look very full when they're young. But, a 306 00:11:04,674 --> 00:11:06,434 naturally grown tree is gonna be a lot 307 00:11:06,434 --> 00:11:08,929 thinner, a lot more sparsely branched. And we 308 00:11:08,929 --> 00:11:11,250 wanna try to mimic nature while we're doing 309 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:13,730 our pruning to get that long term structure. 310 00:11:13,730 --> 00:11:16,289 We wanna look 15, 20, 30 years down 311 00:11:16,289 --> 00:11:18,289 the road and consider how that tree is 312 00:11:18,289 --> 00:11:19,269 supposed to look 313 00:11:19,570 --> 00:11:20,070 naturally 314 00:11:20,450 --> 00:11:23,254 according to its natural branch habit and it 315 00:11:23,335 --> 00:11:24,475 its natural growth. 316 00:11:24,855 --> 00:11:27,014 Absolutely. And it's a lot of fun, especially 317 00:11:27,014 --> 00:11:29,254 for this particular month that we're in, the 318 00:11:29,254 --> 00:11:31,914 month of October to be able to get 319 00:11:31,975 --> 00:11:34,534 in and around the area. I know, you 320 00:11:34,534 --> 00:11:36,240 know, Lost River Cave is a good spot. 321 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,080 I know there's several parks that you all 322 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,320 have worked on to be able to see 323 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,720 some of these mature trees because, you know, 324 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,799 like you said, right spot, you know, right 325 00:11:44,799 --> 00:11:46,100 tree for that right location 326 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,580 does make a huge difference. 327 00:11:48,924 --> 00:11:50,924 Now I do have a question, and this 328 00:11:50,924 --> 00:11:54,945 kinda relates back to improper pruning techniques, but 329 00:11:55,165 --> 00:11:56,065 how can those 330 00:11:56,445 --> 00:11:59,965 those improper techniques affect the health and lifespan 331 00:11:59,965 --> 00:12:02,159 of a tree if you were to maybe, 332 00:12:02,159 --> 00:12:04,720 like you said, not consider the natural habitat 333 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,600 of the tree? Good question. The worst pruning 334 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,779 that we see, we usually call it topping. 335 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,080 Where they where somebody comes in and they 336 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,080 arbitrarily cut that tree, they just say, I 337 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:15,919 want that tree to be 25 feet tall 338 00:12:15,919 --> 00:12:18,475 and they cut off every branch. That leaves 339 00:12:18,554 --> 00:12:20,394 leads to an a lot of problems with 340 00:12:20,394 --> 00:12:22,954 the tree if you don't consider the natural 341 00:12:22,954 --> 00:12:25,595 growth patterns of that tree. That leaves large 342 00:12:25,595 --> 00:12:27,995 wounds where decay can come back into that 343 00:12:27,995 --> 00:12:30,554 tree. When you do something that severe, you're 344 00:12:30,554 --> 00:12:33,190 removing all of those buds and foliage that 345 00:12:33,190 --> 00:12:35,129 that tree has put all of its resources 346 00:12:35,190 --> 00:12:36,009 into growing. 347 00:12:36,629 --> 00:12:38,789 Leaves are what provide food to the tree. 348 00:12:38,789 --> 00:12:40,629 They gather the energy from the sunlight and 349 00:12:40,629 --> 00:12:41,289 they photosynthesize 350 00:12:41,909 --> 00:12:43,990 and create the food for the tree. So 351 00:12:43,990 --> 00:12:46,144 without those leaves and buds that it stored 352 00:12:46,144 --> 00:12:48,625 all that energy in, you're really starving that 353 00:12:48,625 --> 00:12:50,804 tree and it causes it to 354 00:12:51,264 --> 00:12:53,044 use all of its stored energy 355 00:12:53,745 --> 00:12:56,225 and to create new growth. When it uses 356 00:12:56,225 --> 00:12:58,240 all of its stored energy, it doesn't have 357 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,720 that energy to fend off insect and disease 358 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:01,860 attacks or compartmentalize 359 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,480 wounds. So it's really hard for that tree 360 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,720 to recover if you've basically taken all of 361 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,379 its capability to make food away from it. 362 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:11,680 Yes. And I know that we we do 363 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:14,384 try to educate here at the extension office 364 00:13:14,384 --> 00:13:16,384 about, you know, we don't want you to 365 00:13:16,384 --> 00:13:18,625 top the tree, but we we want you 366 00:13:18,625 --> 00:13:20,164 to prune it as natural 367 00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:22,865 as possible, and you kinda hit on those 368 00:13:22,865 --> 00:13:25,365 basic steps for proper tree pruning. 369 00:13:25,825 --> 00:13:28,830 But, yeah, those topping can really, like you 370 00:13:28,830 --> 00:13:32,210 said, make it more pest attractant for diseases 371 00:13:32,269 --> 00:13:33,009 and insects. 372 00:13:33,629 --> 00:13:37,730 Now whenever we go about pruning our trees, 373 00:13:38,110 --> 00:13:40,190 what tools do you carry or what do 374 00:13:40,190 --> 00:13:42,945 you recommend for homeowners who do want to 375 00:13:42,945 --> 00:13:43,925 prune their trees? 376 00:13:44,465 --> 00:13:47,264 For your average homeowner, I wouldn't recommend climbing 377 00:13:47,264 --> 00:13:48,785 up in the tree and doing that sort 378 00:13:48,785 --> 00:13:50,465 of work. It can become very dangerous if 379 00:13:50,465 --> 00:13:52,065 you if you get up into the tree 380 00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:52,884 with a chainsaw. 381 00:13:53,199 --> 00:13:55,440 That's left to the professionals. There's a good 382 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,100 place to find a certified arborist called trees 383 00:13:58,159 --> 00:13:58,899 are good.com. 384 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:01,940 That's all spelled out words, trees are good.com, 385 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,000 and you can search for an arborist to 386 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,620 do those more advanced techniques. 387 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:07,325 But for your average homeowner, 388 00:14:07,705 --> 00:14:09,544 pair of good hand pruners and a a 389 00:14:09,544 --> 00:14:11,865 good hand saw will accomplish a lot of 390 00:14:11,865 --> 00:14:14,345 your pruning needs. Everything that's that you can 391 00:14:14,345 --> 00:14:16,024 reach from this from standing on the ground, 392 00:14:16,024 --> 00:14:17,625 you can accomplish with a good pair of 393 00:14:17,625 --> 00:14:19,625 pruners and a good hand saw. If you 394 00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:21,720 wanna reach a little bit higher, get a 395 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,339 manual a stick pruner, 396 00:14:23,639 --> 00:14:25,159 something that's got a lopper on the end 397 00:14:25,159 --> 00:14:26,519 where you can reach a little higher into 398 00:14:26,519 --> 00:14:28,519 the canopy of the tree. I would avoid 399 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:30,459 chainsaw the pole saw chainsaws 400 00:14:30,759 --> 00:14:33,799 for most homeowners because that can become dangerous 401 00:14:33,799 --> 00:14:35,298 as well. You can start to get a 402 00:14:35,298 --> 00:14:37,247 little tricky when you start pruning larger limbs. 403 00:14:37,247 --> 00:14:39,196 But if you've got a a hand pruners 404 00:14:39,196 --> 00:14:41,145 or a pull pruner, you can accomplish a 405 00:14:41,145 --> 00:14:43,094 lot of work with that. The important things 406 00:14:43,094 --> 00:14:45,043 for that is to make sure you keep 407 00:14:45,043 --> 00:14:46,992 your pruner sharp, make sure they're well maintained 408 00:14:46,992 --> 00:14:48,941 so they function properly, and they don't tear 409 00:14:48,941 --> 00:14:51,440 the bark on the tree. Yes. I'm glad 410 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,179 that you, mentioned the trees are good 411 00:14:54,559 --> 00:14:57,199 website because I know that is where we 412 00:14:57,199 --> 00:14:57,699 oftentimes 413 00:14:58,079 --> 00:14:58,819 will send, 414 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,120 you know, clients that come into the office 415 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,860 that, do need some professional services 416 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,860 through a certified arborist. 417 00:15:06,164 --> 00:15:08,804 And sometimes they you know, if you don't 418 00:15:08,804 --> 00:15:10,964 feel comfortable getting in a tree and doing 419 00:15:10,964 --> 00:15:13,044 those type of things, then it's always good 420 00:15:13,044 --> 00:15:15,284 to call the professionals, and they'd be certainly 421 00:15:15,284 --> 00:15:18,245 glad to help. Now as far as 422 00:15:19,179 --> 00:15:21,340 can you tell us kind of some safety 423 00:15:21,340 --> 00:15:21,840 precautions 424 00:15:22,300 --> 00:15:25,019 that individuals take when they're pruning trees to 425 00:15:25,019 --> 00:15:27,179 avoid injury? I know you kinda mentioned that 426 00:15:27,179 --> 00:15:29,519 about the chainsaw, but are there any others? 427 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:32,460 Absolutely. Here at the city, we always we 428 00:15:32,460 --> 00:15:34,125 have a list of safety rules that we 429 00:15:34,125 --> 00:15:35,644 have to follow, of course, and for good 430 00:15:35,644 --> 00:15:37,965 reason. We want everyone to be safe and 431 00:15:37,965 --> 00:15:39,485 go home just the same at the end 432 00:15:39,485 --> 00:15:40,764 of the day as the one they came 433 00:15:40,764 --> 00:15:42,845 to work that morning. So we wear safety 434 00:15:42,845 --> 00:15:45,565 glasses to protect our eyes from poking branches 435 00:15:45,565 --> 00:15:46,305 and sawdust. 436 00:15:46,889 --> 00:15:49,610 Particularly if you're proving anything above your head 437 00:15:49,610 --> 00:15:50,970 height. If you're if you're cutting with a 438 00:15:50,970 --> 00:15:52,410 saw, that sawdust can get in your eye 439 00:15:52,410 --> 00:15:53,930 and that can cause a severe injury to 440 00:15:53,930 --> 00:15:56,410 your eyes and everyone wants to see to 441 00:15:56,410 --> 00:15:58,649 enjoy these beautiful trees. A good pair of 442 00:15:58,649 --> 00:16:01,575 sturdy gloves. If you're doing anything above head 443 00:16:01,575 --> 00:16:04,555 height using pole pruners, hard hats are recommended. 444 00:16:04,774 --> 00:16:07,254 But, good sturdy work boots are always nice 445 00:16:07,254 --> 00:16:08,935 to wear. Something that's gonna provide you a 446 00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:11,014 little ankle support so you don't twist your 447 00:16:11,014 --> 00:16:13,440 ankles. But, of course, good work clothes. You 448 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,360 want something that's gonna resist some abrasions, a 449 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:16,720 good pair of pants and a a work 450 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,580 shirt or a jacket depending on the season. 451 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:20,959 Eyeglasses are one of the most important. It's 452 00:16:20,959 --> 00:16:22,240 it's too easy to get poked in the 453 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:23,839 eyes with with a branch or to get 454 00:16:23,839 --> 00:16:25,865 sawdust in your eye and that can be 455 00:16:25,865 --> 00:16:28,585 really really irritating in your eyes and cause 456 00:16:28,585 --> 00:16:29,404 severe injuries. 457 00:16:30,424 --> 00:16:32,664 Yes and we we do want people to 458 00:16:32,664 --> 00:16:35,465 feel safe and protected when they are doing 459 00:16:35,465 --> 00:16:38,024 some of these pruning techniques that we've talked 460 00:16:38,024 --> 00:16:38,524 about. 461 00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:40,879 Now as far as the tree removal, 462 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,220 what do you generally advise people if they're 463 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:46,379 doing that on their own rather than using 464 00:16:46,379 --> 00:16:47,600 a certified arborist? 465 00:16:47,980 --> 00:16:49,820 If you're getting into tree removal, you might 466 00:16:49,820 --> 00:16:52,000 be getting the into chainsaw territory. 467 00:16:52,725 --> 00:16:54,184 And I would highly recommend 468 00:16:54,644 --> 00:16:57,044 you wearing the full protective gear if you're 469 00:16:57,044 --> 00:16:59,924 using a chainsaw. Chainsaw chaps, the full helmet 470 00:16:59,924 --> 00:17:01,284 with the face shield and all that in 471 00:17:01,284 --> 00:17:03,524 addition to the gloves and the eyeglasses. So 472 00:17:03,524 --> 00:17:06,299 safety is, of number one importance there. But 473 00:17:06,299 --> 00:17:08,080 there's a lot of information online, 474 00:17:08,779 --> 00:17:11,019 both good and bad about how to use 475 00:17:11,019 --> 00:17:13,340 a chainsaw and remove a tree. There's whole 476 00:17:13,340 --> 00:17:15,259 classes we teach on this to get down 477 00:17:15,259 --> 00:17:17,180 into the details, but if it's if you're 478 00:17:17,180 --> 00:17:18,960 not comfortable using a chainsaw, 479 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:22,355 don't take the risk of felling a tree 480 00:17:22,355 --> 00:17:24,194 if you're not comfortable cutting up something that's 481 00:17:24,194 --> 00:17:26,194 already on the ground. If you've got storm 482 00:17:26,194 --> 00:17:28,835 damage, make sure you're paying attention to power 483 00:17:28,835 --> 00:17:30,914 lines or even if it's not storm damage. 484 00:17:30,914 --> 00:17:32,674 If you're felling a tree, make sure you're 485 00:17:32,674 --> 00:17:34,754 paying very close attention to where the overhead 486 00:17:34,754 --> 00:17:36,659 power lines are. Make sure you look at 487 00:17:36,659 --> 00:17:38,500 the way that tree is leaning, if it's 488 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:40,740 gonna fall one way or another. Gravity is 489 00:17:40,740 --> 00:17:42,899 a very powerful force. If the tree is 490 00:17:42,899 --> 00:17:44,659 leaning, the tree is most likely to go 491 00:17:44,659 --> 00:17:46,899 that way already. But if you have the 492 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:49,000 opportunity, take a chainsaw class 493 00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:51,855 and understand the reactive forces of that chain 494 00:17:51,855 --> 00:17:54,174 and kick back and understand how to cut 495 00:17:54,174 --> 00:17:56,255 a proper notch in a tree to make 496 00:17:56,255 --> 00:17:58,575 it fall the right direction and have the 497 00:17:58,575 --> 00:18:01,214 best control over that tree so that you're 498 00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:04,115 minimizing the chances of anything going wrong. 499 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,120 Mhmm. I appreciate you sharing some of those 500 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:10,000 safety precautions with us because pruning, I know 501 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,600 there's a lot of different equipment that you 502 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,519 can be utilizing, and I think you've covered 503 00:18:13,519 --> 00:18:16,400 that basis really well. I wanna do circle 504 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,480 back and revisit something, and maybe you can 505 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:19,380 use specific 506 00:18:19,954 --> 00:18:21,954 examples with this one too, Jared, if it 507 00:18:21,954 --> 00:18:23,335 comes to mind. But 508 00:18:23,795 --> 00:18:26,214 can you share any tips on identifying 509 00:18:26,515 --> 00:18:29,795 when, like, say, certain tree species do need 510 00:18:29,795 --> 00:18:31,894 pruning? Is there just, like, a obvious, 511 00:18:32,590 --> 00:18:35,070 you know, sign that says, oh, this needs 512 00:18:35,070 --> 00:18:35,890 to be pruned? 513 00:18:36,670 --> 00:18:38,990 A lot of it depends on, the natural 514 00:18:38,990 --> 00:18:41,150 growth habit of that tree. Now if it's 515 00:18:41,150 --> 00:18:41,730 a nursery 516 00:18:42,110 --> 00:18:44,269 grown tree when it's young, it's probably gonna 517 00:18:44,269 --> 00:18:45,890 need some corrective pruning 518 00:18:47,105 --> 00:18:48,785 to help it live its best life and 519 00:18:48,785 --> 00:18:51,025 grow to be a large mature tree that 520 00:18:51,025 --> 00:18:52,884 has good structure and good form. 521 00:18:53,184 --> 00:18:55,265 When it comes to flowering, if you've got 522 00:18:55,265 --> 00:18:58,705 a flowering tree, trees like, crepe myrtles that 523 00:18:58,705 --> 00:19:00,929 flower in the summer, you can prune the 524 00:19:00,929 --> 00:19:03,569 prune those in the fall and they'll form 525 00:19:03,569 --> 00:19:06,049 their buds in the spring. If you've got 526 00:19:06,049 --> 00:19:09,089 a spring flowering tree like cherry trees or 527 00:19:09,089 --> 00:19:09,589 dogwoods, 528 00:19:09,890 --> 00:19:12,609 you wanna prune those for optimum flowering effect. 529 00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:15,254 You wanna prune those after the flowers in 530 00:19:15,254 --> 00:19:17,514 the spring because they're gonna spend that summer 531 00:19:17,734 --> 00:19:19,974 growing new flower buds and if you prune 532 00:19:19,974 --> 00:19:21,815 the the dogwood or cherry in the winter, 533 00:19:21,815 --> 00:19:24,134 you're pruning out the flower buds for that 534 00:19:24,134 --> 00:19:25,115 coming spring. 535 00:19:25,734 --> 00:19:27,849 So you want to consider your tree health 536 00:19:27,849 --> 00:19:30,089 as well as flowering time for those. I 537 00:19:30,089 --> 00:19:31,769 mean, sometimes it's a trade off. If the 538 00:19:31,769 --> 00:19:33,549 tree is very healthy, 539 00:19:34,329 --> 00:19:36,170 you can prune it after they flower in 540 00:19:36,170 --> 00:19:36,829 the spring. 541 00:19:37,369 --> 00:19:39,309 If a tree might not be the healthiest, 542 00:19:39,654 --> 00:19:41,734 you might consider pruning that in the winter 543 00:19:41,734 --> 00:19:43,494 to take care of those issues and you 544 00:19:43,494 --> 00:19:45,494 might have a few flowers that next spring, 545 00:19:45,494 --> 00:19:47,734 but the long term tree health might be 546 00:19:47,734 --> 00:19:49,894 a bit more important than 1 year's flower 547 00:19:49,894 --> 00:19:50,394 growth. 548 00:19:50,855 --> 00:19:53,174 Very much so. And, I'm glad that you 549 00:19:53,174 --> 00:19:56,089 did mention that about the flowering trees because 550 00:19:56,230 --> 00:19:57,829 a lot of times we we do as 551 00:19:57,829 --> 00:19:58,329 homeowners 552 00:19:58,630 --> 00:20:00,549 come in contact with those that like that 553 00:20:00,549 --> 00:20:03,269 seasonal color, so it does make a difference 554 00:20:03,269 --> 00:20:05,990 when you're having some of those blooms for 555 00:20:05,990 --> 00:20:06,730 the season. 556 00:20:07,294 --> 00:20:09,054 Now, Jared, I know that we've covered, you 557 00:20:09,054 --> 00:20:10,434 know, basic steps 558 00:20:10,974 --> 00:20:13,294 for pruning trees and then the best time 559 00:20:13,294 --> 00:20:14,835 of year. You've also covered 560 00:20:15,134 --> 00:20:18,194 pruning techniques that maybe are not the best 561 00:20:18,335 --> 00:20:21,214 as well as tools and, you know, some 562 00:20:21,214 --> 00:20:22,115 safety precautions. 563 00:20:22,549 --> 00:20:24,710 Is there anything else you wanna mention that 564 00:20:24,710 --> 00:20:27,509 homeowners may need to know about pruning trees 565 00:20:27,509 --> 00:20:29,669 that we haven't covered so far? Yeah. It's, 566 00:20:29,990 --> 00:20:31,589 we came back around to this. We talked 567 00:20:31,589 --> 00:20:33,690 about some of the bigger picture things about 568 00:20:33,990 --> 00:20:36,315 overall structure of the tree and everything, But 569 00:20:36,315 --> 00:20:38,954 the mechanics of the individual pruning cut are 570 00:20:38,954 --> 00:20:41,355 very important also. If you get a chance, 571 00:20:41,355 --> 00:20:43,115 go out and spend time looking at mature 572 00:20:43,115 --> 00:20:46,575 trees, and there's terms we use called branch 573 00:20:46,634 --> 00:20:48,954 collar and branch bark ridge that you wanna 574 00:20:48,954 --> 00:20:51,380 become familiar with. So when you prune a 575 00:20:51,380 --> 00:20:53,460 branch off of a tree, you wanna mimic 576 00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:56,359 the way nature would naturally shed that branch. 577 00:20:56,659 --> 00:20:58,579 If a tree has is it getting large, 578 00:20:58,579 --> 00:21:00,500 the lower branches will get shaded out and 579 00:21:00,500 --> 00:21:03,140 they'll naturally die off. Look at that on 580 00:21:03,140 --> 00:21:06,134 mature trees and see exactly how nature sheds 581 00:21:06,134 --> 00:21:07,575 those branches, and that's what we try to 582 00:21:07,575 --> 00:21:08,715 try to wanna recreate. 583 00:21:09,095 --> 00:21:10,535 We have a lot of good information on 584 00:21:10,535 --> 00:21:13,355 our city website about this. That's bgky.org/tree, 585 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:17,035 or you can look up tree compartmentalization, 586 00:21:18,309 --> 00:21:20,070 And that'll give you a lot of information 587 00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:22,490 about how trees grow, how the tree 588 00:21:22,789 --> 00:21:23,769 tissues overlap, 589 00:21:24,390 --> 00:21:27,029 and why you want to leave that branch 590 00:21:27,029 --> 00:21:28,710 collar on a tree when you prune it, 591 00:21:28,710 --> 00:21:30,390 why you wanna make a good 3 step 592 00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:33,494 pruning cut to avoid tearing bark down the 593 00:21:33,494 --> 00:21:35,575 the trunk of the tree. Make as small 594 00:21:35,575 --> 00:21:37,494 of a wound as possible because every pruning 595 00:21:37,494 --> 00:21:37,994 cut 596 00:21:38,375 --> 00:21:41,414 is essentially a wound to that tree. And 597 00:21:41,414 --> 00:21:43,335 the better pruning cuts that you do, the 598 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:45,335 smaller injury that to that tree that you 599 00:21:45,335 --> 00:21:47,414 make, the easier that tree is gonna have 600 00:21:47,414 --> 00:21:48,980 a time of compartmentalizing 601 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,059 and sealing over that wound 602 00:21:51,599 --> 00:21:54,559 and minimizing the chance for fungal organisms to 603 00:21:54,559 --> 00:21:56,160 get in that tree and decay it. I'm 604 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,000 really glad that you mentioned that. That's a 605 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,160 very important step that we have when we 606 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,295 go about pruning, and we definitely don't wanna 607 00:22:02,295 --> 00:22:04,454 damage the main trunk of the tree, and 608 00:22:04,454 --> 00:22:06,234 that's really good material to know. 609 00:22:06,535 --> 00:22:08,535 I know that we've covered a lot on 610 00:22:08,535 --> 00:22:10,775 the podcast today, but, you know, saying if 611 00:22:10,775 --> 00:22:11,275 somebody 612 00:22:11,654 --> 00:22:14,795 needs some visuals or they need more information, 613 00:22:15,490 --> 00:22:17,409 Jared, do you have a good spot to, 614 00:22:17,809 --> 00:22:19,750 send them to get that information? 615 00:22:20,690 --> 00:22:21,829 Sure. Bgky.org/tree 616 00:22:23,569 --> 00:22:25,569 is a great website as well as trees 617 00:22:25,569 --> 00:22:26,230 are good.com. 618 00:22:26,849 --> 00:22:28,149 Or if you just Google 619 00:22:28,529 --> 00:22:30,149 natural target pruning, 620 00:22:30,595 --> 00:22:31,795 you should come up with a lot of 621 00:22:31,795 --> 00:22:34,595 information on there. The Arbor Day Foundation also 622 00:22:34,595 --> 00:22:36,595 has some good information on their website about 623 00:22:36,595 --> 00:22:38,515 the mechanics of pruning and how to do 624 00:22:38,515 --> 00:22:39,015 that. 625 00:22:39,315 --> 00:22:41,154 So there's a lot of good websites out 626 00:22:41,154 --> 00:22:43,619 there, but most of those good websites, they're 627 00:22:43,619 --> 00:22:45,220 they're all looking at the way a tree 628 00:22:45,220 --> 00:22:48,259 naturally sheds branches and trying to recreate that. 629 00:22:48,259 --> 00:22:50,099 So spend some time in nature, look at 630 00:22:50,099 --> 00:22:52,420 trees and the way they naturally grow, and 631 00:22:52,420 --> 00:22:54,099 that'll give you a good head start on 632 00:22:54,099 --> 00:22:55,785 how you should be pruning a tree. 633 00:22:56,105 --> 00:22:58,845 Yes. Thank you, Jared, for all that information. 634 00:22:59,065 --> 00:23:01,224 And I know when we opened up the 635 00:23:01,224 --> 00:23:01,724 podcast 636 00:23:02,025 --> 00:23:04,505 that we talked about this is tree week. 637 00:23:04,505 --> 00:23:05,005 And 638 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:08,025 where can people find all the different tree 639 00:23:08,025 --> 00:23:08,765 week activities 640 00:23:09,065 --> 00:23:11,144 that are going on just for say, Bowling 641 00:23:11,144 --> 00:23:11,644 Green? 642 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,240 On our city web city tree board website, 643 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:14,740 bgky.org/tree, 644 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,000 we've got a list of activities there as 645 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,759 well as the link to the state tree 646 00:23:19,759 --> 00:23:22,640 week website. The urban forest initiative, I believe, 647 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,974 is who's doing that. They've got activities all 648 00:23:24,974 --> 00:23:26,974 around the state in addition to Bowling Green 649 00:23:26,974 --> 00:23:28,654 about all kinds of great ways you can 650 00:23:28,654 --> 00:23:30,494 get out and join nature and be among 651 00:23:30,494 --> 00:23:32,654 the trees and celebrate all the great benefits 652 00:23:32,654 --> 00:23:33,955 that trees provide us. 653 00:23:34,575 --> 00:23:37,410 Yes. Well, Jared, thank you so much for 654 00:23:37,410 --> 00:23:39,330 being on the podcast with us today. I 655 00:23:39,330 --> 00:23:41,890 know that I'm definitely a lot better at 656 00:23:41,890 --> 00:23:44,390 knowing all the advice and, you know, recommendations 657 00:23:44,529 --> 00:23:47,090 that you shared for tree pruning, and we 658 00:23:47,090 --> 00:23:49,570 invite people to check out some of that 659 00:23:49,570 --> 00:23:51,809 information in the show notes, and we'll get 660 00:23:51,809 --> 00:23:52,470 that posted 661 00:23:53,095 --> 00:23:55,994 up on the Warren County Agriculture blog. But, 662 00:23:56,054 --> 00:23:58,294 Jared, thank you so much for all that 663 00:23:58,294 --> 00:24:00,694 you've talked to us about today, and we 664 00:24:00,694 --> 00:24:02,454 hope that you all have a great tree 665 00:24:02,454 --> 00:24:04,214 week, and we'll be talking to you again 666 00:24:04,214 --> 00:24:06,134 in the future. Thank you. I love talking 667 00:24:06,134 --> 00:24:08,154 trees with you, Kristen. Thank you. 668 00:24:08,750 --> 00:24:10,509 That's a wrap on this episode of the 669 00:24:10,509 --> 00:24:12,049 Sunshine Gardening podcast. 670 00:24:12,509 --> 00:24:15,409 We hope you've learned valuable tips on correctly 671 00:24:15,470 --> 00:24:17,730 pruning trees in Kentucky's landscape. 672 00:24:18,269 --> 00:24:20,129 The key is to plan carefully, 673 00:24:20,474 --> 00:24:21,694 prune with care 674 00:24:21,994 --> 00:24:22,815 and prioritize 675 00:24:23,115 --> 00:24:24,575 the health of your trees. 676 00:24:24,954 --> 00:24:27,194 Thank you again to our guest, Jared Weaver, 677 00:24:27,194 --> 00:24:28,654 for sharing his expertise. 678 00:24:29,035 --> 00:24:31,375 To see the show notes for episode 39, 679 00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:33,355 make sure to visit us over on the 680 00:24:33,355 --> 00:24:33,855 blog 681 00:24:34,330 --> 00:24:34,910 at warrencountyagriculture.com. 682 00:24:37,690 --> 00:24:39,630 Now if you enjoyed this episode, 683 00:24:40,090 --> 00:24:42,890 please consider leaving us a review on your 684 00:24:42,890 --> 00:24:44,430 preferred podcast platform. 685 00:24:45,049 --> 00:24:47,710 Your reviews help us connect with more people 686 00:24:48,184 --> 00:24:50,845 and provide valuable feedback for improvement. 687 00:24:51,304 --> 00:24:53,224 We also encourage you to share your biggest 688 00:24:53,224 --> 00:24:56,125 gardening success or takeaway with us. 689 00:24:56,424 --> 00:24:57,944 Please let us know if you have any 690 00:24:57,944 --> 00:25:00,605 questions or topics you'd like to see covered 691 00:25:00,664 --> 00:25:01,884 in future episodes. 692 00:25:02,470 --> 00:25:04,090 Until next time. Remember, 693 00:25:04,470 --> 00:25:07,850 a little pruning today means more vital healthier 694 00:25:07,990 --> 00:25:10,309 trees tomorrow. We're here to support you on 695 00:25:10,309 --> 00:25:12,170 your gardening journey. 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