tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post3384329360278422345..comments2024-03-29T05:36:33.086-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: Cutting it closeDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-27034723552239777252014-01-09T14:47:59.975-08:002014-01-09T14:47:59.975-08:00The will for trees to survive is as strong, if not...The will for trees to survive is as strong, if not more so than our own. It suspect he's right and it will flourish within a year or two. You sure are getting the better weather out your way. Enjoy it. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-54769985254974495062014-01-09T14:47:44.370-08:002014-01-09T14:47:44.370-08:00The will for trees to survive is as strong, if not...The will for trees to survive is as strong, if not more so than our own. It suspect he's right and it will flourish within a year or two. You sure are getting the better weather out your way. Enjoy it. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-72802551775738801772014-01-08T20:50:04.024-08:002014-01-08T20:50:04.024-08:00When I was taking my master gardening course, our ...When I was taking my master gardening course, our instructor said that anyone who tops a tree, and essentially, that is what has been done here, does not know what they are doing. It looks like a maple tree from what I can see, but I can't tell from the tree. Just for the record, this is NOT pruning. I have no idea what they were thinking. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-8925767578360599892014-01-08T19:57:49.212-08:002014-01-08T19:57:49.212-08:00Well, the important thing is that you still have t...Well, the important thing is that you still have the stump, and a promise that no trees are harmed in the management process.<br /><br />Oh, my goodness. Imagine; 40F. And we're trying to deal with -40F. They're fairly close, I suppose.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-58117161035393533672014-01-08T18:36:56.272-08:002014-01-08T18:36:56.272-08:00I so hate it when trees are cut-back so much one w...I so hate it when trees are cut-back so much one wonders if they will ever leaf out again.<br />The power companies are the worst, they cut two of our twenty six year old trees down this past summer, and I've still not gotten over the shock ;(<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-58693253194621432352014-01-08T16:27:44.664-08:002014-01-08T16:27:44.664-08:00Good grief! We need to call Plant Amnesty! That ...Good grief! We need to call Plant Amnesty! That is a terrible job of pruning.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-76228720639916248042014-01-08T11:08:05.951-08:002014-01-08T11:08:05.951-08:00I thought maple tree from the "leaved" p...I thought maple tree from the "leaved" pic. Never seen maples pruned like this, though. Some of the pear trees around here are pruned like this and they do grow back, and quite beautifully. Terry cuts our fruited mulberry way back each winter as the fruit produces on old wood. The tree comes back in full glory every summer. We need cooling shade here, whereas you all may not need trees for that purpose. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-27655884426147917702014-01-08T00:11:48.840-08:002014-01-08T00:11:48.840-08:00Scalped for sure. It looks like a Maple to me too...Scalped for sure. It looks like a Maple to me too..but it could be a Chestnut or Buckeye. Only a few trees have Palmate Leaves...which those look like from your photos. I looked at the scalped photo and saw in the distance in front of that white car how another tree/shrub had been trimmed back...looked like it had lots of what I would call water shoots (Growth that is puny and goes straight up)<br />I suppose they were controlling height.<br />It looked like a fine tree before...Keep us posted:) They are not tree trimmers either. The cuts should have been made at an angle so the cuts could shed water instead of collect water and possibly get a disease. Off the soap box now. Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-47666789205829794502014-01-07T23:05:47.263-08:002014-01-07T23:05:47.263-08:00I don't know about Seattle, but in Hawaii they...I don't know about Seattle, but in Hawaii they sometimes cut the trees way way back and some how they come back. It amazed us the first time we saw them do this.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-40521022519165672282014-01-07T20:38:14.099-08:002014-01-07T20:38:14.099-08:00I think the tree will recover and come back. Last ...I think the tree will recover and come back. Last night in south florida the temp was in the forties. My mango trees are not happy about this. But we human welcome the respite from heat. Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-83704800274755160102014-01-07T20:01:34.543-08:002014-01-07T20:01:34.543-08:00If you ever see my yard you'll know I'm no...If you ever see my yard you'll know I'm not much of a tree expert either, but I once read that as a rule of thumb you can cut a tree back by one third. I'm sure it depends on the age and type of the tree ... and the proximity of the nearest roof.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-18456567255972298452014-01-07T17:41:40.904-08:002014-01-07T17:41:40.904-08:00Some trees thrive on a severe pruning and grow bac... Some trees thrive on a severe pruning and grow back very quickly. <br /> Don't be surprised if next summer this tree looks close to what it looked this summer.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-43772662454143619322014-01-07T17:08:54.287-08:002014-01-07T17:08:54.287-08:00I see a lot of tree cut back here in the late fall...I see a lot of tree cut back here in the late fall and they all seem to come back come spring. From the leaves I would also say that's a maple tree. They are pretty resilient so it should be fine. <br /><br />It's 33 here at the moment. This morning we had a little freezing rain. Nothing like the rest of the country. SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-60363759004526610712014-01-07T16:04:39.922-08:002014-01-07T16:04:39.922-08:00I have seen trees survive and thrive after such a ...I have seen trees survive and thrive after such a severe scalping. Will be interested in seeing this summer's pictures. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-92116459936775653292014-01-07T16:02:26.950-08:002014-01-07T16:02:26.950-08:00It looks like a maple to me...but I'm no exper...It looks like a maple to me...but I'm no expert.<br /><br />We've had the same issues with our trees until the power company hit one of the nicer neighborhoods in town and then the protests began. <br /><br />Hopefully it will come back - sometimes the trees are more resilient than we think.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-88137557958061232922014-01-07T15:41:17.725-08:002014-01-07T15:41:17.725-08:00Well, I am no tree expert so I'll refrain from...Well, I am no tree expert so I'll refrain from offering an opinion. I do hope all of the trees sprout leaves eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-78059094428152643462014-01-07T14:44:32.442-08:002014-01-07T14:44:32.442-08:00ha. you are probably warmer than us....wow that is...ha. you are probably warmer than us....wow that is a pretty steep cut back on the tree...hopefully it will come back in over time...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-38552800647390522632014-01-07T14:37:34.504-08:002014-01-07T14:37:34.504-08:00It looks very drastic, but I don't know which ...It looks very drastic, but I don't know which trees need to be trimmed. In July, you can tell us if they trimmed it properly.<br /><br />I would like to say, "You win," on temperatures, unfortunately, my area was 2 degrees this morning. I am hibernating. R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-25589759664636686622014-01-07T13:51:04.252-08:002014-01-07T13:51:04.252-08:00I've seen trees around here trimmed to this dr...I've seen trees around here trimmed to this drastic level also, and they do come back more shapely and rounded. I wouldn't be concerned. Yes, that's a good assumption about leaves on the roof...here, I think it's to keep them from blowing over in our tropical storms.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-56823608595173678732014-01-07T13:17:16.073-08:002014-01-07T13:17:16.073-08:00They cut a lot of the trees back like that up here...They cut a lot of the trees back like that up here on the main streets on the Canadian west coast. Willows, especially, love to be cut back! They grow so fast but stay shorter overall so they don't get tangled in the wiring. Your tree looks like a maple from what I can see. If it is, it will sprout out quickly but stay lower & bushier. And, yeah, leaf elimination is one of the reasons but height may be the real one.Sharon in Surreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864797100804511728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-44056963194406364192014-01-07T13:14:55.086-08:002014-01-07T13:14:55.086-08:00Fingers crossed. Our silk tree was cut back very,...Fingers crossed. Our silk tree was cut back very, very hard after it became infested with borers. I couldn't see how it could possibly survive. And it is going gang-busters now, with branches everywhere, foliage and flowers. A risky business though.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-33010103397954078962014-01-07T12:45:03.266-08:002014-01-07T12:45:03.266-08:00The tree has been cut back very closely. People in...The tree has been cut back very closely. People in this area do the our crepe myrtle trees much the same way, and I've seen it referred to as "crepe murder." <br />I cringe when I see a tree cut back so drastically. I do hope that it recovers its foliage.<br />Hugs to you,<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-39358287197741833072014-01-07T12:36:22.164-08:002014-01-07T12:36:22.164-08:00they really did scalp/butcher them.
we're hi...they really did scalp/butcher them. <br /><br />we're hitting mid-40s here today and i'm happy! from the teens at night to sunny 40s. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com