THE PEOPLE SPEAK: Topping not good way to prune trees; Muskogee, OK

MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK - THE PEOPLE SPEAK: Topping not good way to prune trees: Spring is on the way, and with it some homeowners feel the need to have a tree service prune their trees.

Sometimes, unfortunately, this results in the tree being topped. Tree topping is the severe cutting back of a tree’s canopy, leaving the tree disfigured, open to disease and insect damage, and unable to produce food for itself.