Tree Talk Next Generation: Trimming Young Trees

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IT’S TIME FOR TREE TALK, THE NEXT GENERATION… YOUR WEEKLY NINETY SECONDS OF TOTALLY TREES RADIO PRESENTED BY BRUMBAUGH TREE SERVICE LLC.
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HI. I’M RYAN BRUMGAUGH.
AND I’M TYLER BRUMBAUGH. WELCOME TO TREE TALK THE NEXT GENERATION.
TODAY WE’RE GOING TO CHAT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TRIMMING YOUNG TREES, ALLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG STRUCTURES AND DESIREABLE FORMS.
TREES THAT RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TRIMMING WHILE THEY’RE YOUNG WILL REQUIRE LESS CORRECTIVE PRUNNING OR STRAIGHTENING WORK AS THEY MATURE.
THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO ASSIST A TREE WHEN IT’S YOUNG TO DEVELOP INTO A REALLY NICE TREE THAT HAS STRONG LIMB STRUCTURE.
NOT TOO FULL IN THE MIDDLE WHERE IT DOESN’T CATCH A LOT OF WIND.
YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE TOO MUCH TRIMMED OUT OF A YOUNG TREE AS IT’S GROWING, JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT.
SOME YOUNG TREES MAY TRY TO GROW WHAT’S CALLED A CODOMINANT STEM.
WITH THAT, THERE’LL BE TWO STEMS AND ONE OF THOSE NEEDS TO BE PROFESSIONALLY CUT OUT WHEN REALLY YOUNG
BECAUSE, IF NOT DONE THEN, AS THAT TREE MATURES IT WILL END UP WITH WHAT’S CALLED A TIGHT FORK, LIKE A V FORK, RESULTING IN A STRUCTURALLY WEAK TREE.
THAT’S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF TREE TALK, THE NEXT GENERATION.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS TYLER BRUMBAUGH
AND THIS IS RYAN BRUMBAUGH.THANKS FOR LISTENING.
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