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Tree Care Care for the Life of Your Tree Highlights Never top a tree. Cutting the top off your tree starves it and makes it prone to rot. This can turn it into a less stable or even hazardous tree. Topping will not work to keep your tree small and will create a maintenance headache. Trees can frame your view, adding to its beauty. Drastic pruning will cause the tree to grow broader and faster, and could eventually kill the tree. Water is important for all trees when it is hot. Even mature trees may need one or two good soakings a month during the hot, dry season. Water slowly and throughout the root zone - not at the trunk. Remove invasive plants . English ivy is a noxious weed. As it grows up your tree, it can kill it. Remove the ivy or cut an ivy-free ring around the base of the tree. Protect the critical root zone of trees. Most tree roots are within the top two feet of soil, and they extend well beyond the ends of the branches. Building a patio or deck or replacing a sewer line can sever tree roots and eventually kill the tree.
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