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MILLTOWN SHADE TREEPRESENTS
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Pruning Trees to help prevent Storm Damage
PRIMARY RESOURCE:”Some Illustrations, excerpts, Power Points and photos are by Edward F. GilmanPhD, Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department, IFAS, University of Florida.” http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody (contact [email protected])
http://treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
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Make sure you hire qualified people to do the pruning:The Shade Tree Commission recommends that you hire a New Jersey Certified Tree Expert (CTE) to do all Pruning. A CTE is identified by a three number Code, such as CTE#222. A CTE is licensed by the State of New Jersey as tree Expert
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Administered by the New Jersey State DEP, the Certified Tree Expert title is considered one of the most prestigious in the nation. Less than 400 CTEs are active in the State of New Jersey today.
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Pruning objectives:• Reduce risk of failure – minimize storm damage• Promote human safety • Allow for safe passage• Increase sun penetration to the ground• Maintain health
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Types of Pruning• Root pruning: Never Root Prune a tree without
professional guidance.• Only Removing a Girdling Root should be done
on a regular basis.• Pruning of the Canopy. Only Crown Cleaning and
Crown Thinning should be done.• NEVER, ever TOP a tree. It only creates more
problems and weakens the tree. It is the moral sin of crown pruning.
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Remove Girdling RootsGirdling Roots are roots that circle the base of the tree.
Girdling Roots can weaken the root system and the trunk which can cause tree failure in a storm.
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Stem girdling roots
• Roots that circle around the base of the trunk
Girdling root
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After removing girdling roots
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Stem girdling roots may cause trees to topple
Location of girdling roots. Notice that there are few supporting roots on this side of the tree.
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NEVER ROOT PRUNE A TREE!• Root pruned trees are more likely to fail
during a storm. • Root pruning destabilizes the tree and causes
disease and decay to enter the root system.• Root pruning is prohibited on Borough trees,
including street trees during sidewalk repair without a permit from the Shade Tree Commission.
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Root pruning can cause…
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Start Crown Pruning when trees are Young
• Starting to prune trees when they are young will make pruning easy and allow the tree to easily heal.
• Pruning young will prevent problems when the tree is older.
• Pruning older trees can weaken the tree.
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Inaction can cause structural problemsYoung trees are
easier to fixOlder trees are more challenging to treat
Codominant stems with bark inclusions
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Poor structure such as codominant stems often cause branch failure in storms
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Common mature tree
problems
codominant stems
included bark
dead branch
water sprouts
broken branch
sucker
dead branch
decay
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Recommended Pruning Techniques
1. Crown Cleaning: Crown Cleaning is a process of removing problematic branches from a tree's crown. 2. Crown thinning: Removal of select branches from the inside of the tree to “open” the tree canopy. 3. Using these two techniques together will produce a happy and health tree that is less prone to failure.
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Crown Cleaning
• Crown Cleaning is a process of removing problematic branches from a tree's crown.
• Branches that are dying, diseased, crowded, or posing danger to life or property are removed, and very little of the live and healthy crown is affected.
• Crown Cleaning can promote healthy, long-term tree growth.
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Crown Thinning
• Crown Thinning, is removing select branches from the inside of the tree. This will reduce the amount of leaves that can act like a sail, thus reducing wind resistance.
• The tree will be healthier. • Air circulation and photosynthesis will also be optimized. • There will be less chance for fungus or other diseases to take hold . • Dappled sunlight will allow having some grass beneath your trees. It
will be easier landscaping in these areas with the dappled sunlight.
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Crown Cleaning & Thinning will:• Reduce storm damage• Reduce risk of tree failure• Reduce shade and allow for dappled sunlight• Remove cracked weak limbs• Remove Broken branches• Remove branches with included bark• Remove diseased limbs
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Pruning can reduce damage
A recent study at UF showed that pruning reduces canopy movement when trees are exposed to high winds.
Not pruned
Pruned
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One Objective: Of Crown Pruning is to Reduce risk of failure • Identify risks
– Bark inclusions– Cracks– Over-extended limbs– Leaning trees– Root decay– Girdling roots
• Reduce conditions that could lead to catastrophic branch or tree loss.reduce
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Another Objective: Reduce Shade & increase light penetration.
Before thinning
After thinningMore light here
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Pruning to: Clean• Removal of dead, broken, rubbing,
or diseased branches, and foreign objects.
• Reduces the risk of branches falling from the tree
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Removed cracked branches which indicate weakness
Crack
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Cleaning takes care of Broken Branches
Broken branches
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Failure due to Included Bark
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Close-up of included bark
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Objective: Maintain tree health
Removed diseased branches
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Remove diseased branches
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Before pruning After pruning
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before after
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Poor form Good form
Principles of strong structure:• One dominant trunk• Strong branch unions• Balanced canopy
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Determine a pruning cycle with your CTE to maintain your tree.
Pruning cycle: - more than 3-5 years = higher pruning dose- every 1-2 years = smaller pruning dose
Suggested program: - At planting- Year two or three- Year five or six- Year ten- Year fifteen
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Poor management
Better management
Your goal
Single trunk
Multiple trunks
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NEVER TOP A TREETopping results in the:1-Disfigurement of the tree2-Sprouting of weak branches3-Promotes insects and decay4- Compromises the Structure of the tree5- Weakens the canopy of the tree 6-Shortens the life span of the tree7-INCREASES storm damage potential8-Can cause root death which destabilizes the tree
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Topping trees promotes bad structure!
Sprouts
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Topping creates a “Sail”
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TOPPING CAUSES DECAY
WHICH WEAKENS THE TREE
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CLOSE UP OF DECAY CAUSED BY TOPPING
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If you see the word TOPPING in an advertisement …
RUN AWAY!
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In Conclusion• Proper pruning (Crown Cleaning and Thinning)
will decrease the chance of storm damage.• Use a New Jersey Certified Tree Expert (CTE) to
examine your tree.• NEVER top the tree.• NEVER Root Prune a tree.• Always maintain your tree on a schedule worked
out with the CTE.• Borough trees require a permit