Brothers Tree Service LLC

Last weeks big project, Stanley Communities taking care of their clients!

Brothers Tree Service LLC strikes again! 💪 Thanks for brightening and opening up those lots at Lafayette Oaks! StanleyCommunities.com 🪓

Playing the long game ...

h/t Edmonton Arborist

Pruning is an art and I agree with most of the suggestions in this drawing.
Here are some further guidelines:
- Do NOT prune newly planted or newly transplanted trees for at least a year. They need energy to develop a new root system and they get energy from their photosynthesizing leaves.
- Trim less than 20% of the tree per year, so if you have a tree with multiple problems, choose the main leader first, and then trim away crossing branches and or suckers in subsequent years. It may take 3 years or more to correct a tree's form.
- Unless a tree is close to a sidewalk or other human infrastructure, there is no need to prune away lower branches. Trimming a tree up will increase the maintenance because more light and therefore more weeds will grow at the foot of the tree. Also, a tree with low branches provides better habitat.
- Keep as many of the interior branches as possible for better habitat and also because these protected branches will photosynthesize more on hot days since they are shaded. This makes the tree more resilient in the face of a changing climate.

Read the story of my winged elm, which was in terrible shape when I got it, but now it's a beautiful tree that's more than 20 feet tall. https://greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2020/07/winged-elm-beautiful-florida-native.html

We LOVE ❤️ giving back to our communities

Brothers Tree Service LLC did some "light" 💪 tree removal over at Achords in Prairieville 🤩

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Pass it on -- Trees do not need mulching that goes vertical (up), they prefer mulch that goes horizontal (out). Mulch should be spread out in a flat disk about 3 to 4 inches deep. Keep mulch off the trunk. No mulch volcanoes!

Mulch should never be piled up in a mound around the base of the trunk. Piling the mulch deeply around the base of the trunk exposes the trunk to dark, moist conditions. Decay organisms can take advantage and invade the trunk.

h/t LSU AgCenter Arboricoltura Urbana-Arboriculture and Urban Forestry di Francesco Ferrini