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Pruning fa faux pas
a blight on Shore

By Layne Christens se

Community Reporter. _
layne@nsnews.com—. *:

JANE Walden is con-
‘cerned for the trees +
in her neight: orhood,

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“On hee dally walks to.
work she encounters dozens
of “eyesares” — unhealthy
and ugly trees that have fall.
en prey to the pruning,
sheers of mnisgitided homes
owners,"

41 love'trees ind t's ust
su sad to see then massa:
ered,” says the North

Vancouver resident,

“Trees are what dake the.
North Shore unique, she
says, Shade from trees is
essential for modifying ten

peratures, i,

‘Trees beauttly our neigh
borhoods, she Says,

ee: “Butchered trees devalue

ES ediereald these neighborhoods,”

“Photos Jane Walden” There is a rash of poor -

PRUNING Neyecores” in the Grand: Boulevard/: pruning spreading across
‘|. Westlynn neighborhoods include trees on E.14th = our North Shore neighbor

Street (above) and Greylynn Drive (below). hoods, Walden contends,
ah acer ene ar And she'd like to 'see an end

to its

Walden admits she’s no
expert, just a self-educated
gardener, But expert advice
is our theres © ;

» Visit @ nursery, for free
advice, talk to an arborist,
browse the Internet or visit,
the library, she suggests, Just

{y about any gardening book).

“has a section on pruning.

Basic advice is to watch
the tree go through an
entire season before prun-
ingsAnd know a tree’s chtar-
acteristics before you plant,
Will it grow tall or bushy?

2, Will it provide shade year-
o } * round? Is it suitable for its
BEFORE peg up the pruning sheers, check out the follow- tocation?
ing websites’ ss c: In the last six years,
http:/Avww, rochester.ti ny us/cityhalVpris/pruning. htm ‘for Walden has planted close:to
‘tips on tree pruning. 40 trees on her property, In eed ~ :
hitp:/Awww.lofthouse. .com/apple/neplect. him for tips on. 20 years, she may no longer ; an we me ; fala
_ piunlng neglected apple trees... be there but the trees will! j Tho *
tip:/web.aglib.vt.edu-to ‘access ‘a database /ot' internet ‘Shu hupes they'll be enjoyed [fs Coke Garden. ay
“resources for plant sciences (search for “tree pruning”) by the next generation, Be ay p Vy
ite:/mammock.ifas.ull.edu Males (11339 to access a dat “We're planting trees for
base of agricultural topics. : », "our kids,” she says, °* “ae (8 SPRING brings out nature's playmates. For the yeunger set, something as ‘simple
ity : ce ea ~ _ 2S a.snall can mean hours of fun. e

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