Once again very interesting and informative, thanks
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Thanks “fathead”😳
@f.demascio1857
Ай бұрын
Thanks for mentioning Crape Murderers. I have a 70' specimen only murdered twice in its life, never during my stewardship. Beautiful tree giving wonderful shade on my house, along with the 80' Tulip Poplar.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
A 70’ crepe Myrtle? Wow
@matiascamprubi-soms7719
Ай бұрын
When a fruit tree is overloaded, I start with a heavy reduction of the fruit itself, and recommend to the clients that they call me back to prune in dormancy. I also teach folks how to thin the fruit after they set. This is how commercial fruit growers get those huge juicy fruits.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Good advice
@patrickkennedy3786
Ай бұрын
Lol, I have literally given this speech a zillion times to clients. Great stuff Glenn.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Did our ideas match? I’m sure there were a lot of points I missed.
@jirusjirus9322
29 күн бұрын
Points missed, no biggie... A reminder course for us older folks who have learned and forgotten. 💚🌲
@Kalimerakis
Ай бұрын
Always something new to learn from you, thank you! Unfortunately the theme of professionals (or I should say "professionals") abusing their authority - sometimes even due to lack of knowledge- to make more money on the back of trustful clients is just way too common. It gets a whole other twist if it is a plant that has to pay for it as well.
@robertsheffey8894
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I often ask why are we pruning this tree? If it’s for the health of the tree, generally don’t do it. Trees have a natural process for discarding branches that aren’t producing. Every cut you make cuts off a body part that’s an important part of a system. Ideally we wouldn’t need to prune except for removing deadwood but we have to share space with the trees so we ask them to meet us in the middle. That’s why you need an ISA arborist like Blair to coach you about what’s best for the tree and best ways to manage risk and maximize the tree’s benefits.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Thanks Robert. Much of the pruning that we do is because of past work on the trees that created weakness and decay. I enjoy hiking in the woods where none of the trees have been touched. kzitem.info/news/bejne/y3lm3pWZhqB6qIYsi=cXUs1rwPXixTmVsa
@combatking911
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the pruning information. I recently subscribed to your channel hoping to learn more about real tree care and you delivered such again. It seems to me that really getting to know plants is achieved by living daily with them and allowing our senses as much continuous exposure time with them through all their cycles/stages. Reading about such in books can convey a portion of witnessed or learned observations and applied care but having specific video sessions/examples aligned with narrated current and historical experience from someone that truly cares for trees is the best information. I grew up in a family where great-grand and grand parents were botanist/researchers and never met them and never really exposed to their nature or relationship and passion for plants. Now that I am soon to be entering age 60 and the living off computers has plateaued, I find myself surrounded by trees I planted at my residence many years ago which have grown and now encroach on my space and house. Trees sure do grow to big size faster than I ever thought possible. Something in me is now compelling me to deal with them but in a loving kind of way. Guess it is in my genes :). I doubt I have enough time ahead to live and obtain enough plant lifecycle experiences with my senses among all the tree life around me to keep from making mistakes when thinking they need pruning, removal, fertilizer, or just a big hug. I have no experience to properly assess their condition so maybe rate a tree too poorly when it is ok or think it should not be climbed. But now that my attention is turning to trees I greatly appreciate you taking time to convey in the videos your advice and experiences as it reveals your passion for the larger variety plant life we call trees and helps me too. It gives me some idea of what past family members might have advised if I could have met and tallked with them. Please keep the content coming.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
60? You’re still a young man by my timeline. Sounds like you have plants in your system! Thanks for commenting! Blair
@JuniorFarquar
Ай бұрын
Be quiet
@peteb3365
Ай бұрын
blair there is a lovely softness to the way you presnt your wonderfull years of knowledge. its sad so manyfirms just climb and slash for cash ☹️
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Slash for cash is a good saying
@Paislywalls4767
7 күн бұрын
Great observation! I listen/ watch commercials at times and wonder Why Anyone would ever think that sort of presentation would Attract people?? I think if Mr. Blair would ever retire, he could read for audio books. He's good to listen to.
@LordKaos666
7 күн бұрын
Nice data about citrus! Like your videos, very useful. Thanks!
@MattGlynn
Ай бұрын
Fantastic info and knowledge as always Glenn. Thanks for sharing.
@batmantiss
Ай бұрын
I bid a trim last October, and told the customer I'd be back in the spring to be sure they got their money's worth. BOY did they! I felt like they switched trees out for a bigger one....
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Looking at a dormant tree for a bid is very different.
@HiLineTree
Ай бұрын
When it’s dormant. Then before it breaks, 2nd best time.😂
@B30pt87
Ай бұрын
Thank you for adding the fruit trees. I have a few heavily unpruned (for a decade or more) apples. About a month ago I looked at them and decided to prune them even though they were getting leaves. I don't regret it at all.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
A fruit tree can self destruct if you don’t manage the volume of added weight from fruit. I remember a job where a woman called me because her freestone white peach split from too many huge (almost ripe) peaches. She was in tears. I told her to leave it until the fruit ripened on the split limbs and call me when it is harvested. I had to cut the tree very hard. This could have been prevented.
@f.demascio1857
Ай бұрын
I've got a Green Gage plum with a worrying load of fruit on it right now. Hoping to survive the season & prune it properly this fall/winter. I plan to propagate the cuttings.
@oh_k8
26 күн бұрын
@@f.demascio1857You should thin the fruit or at least prop those branches until then.
@jimmyers264
Ай бұрын
Great video. I wish you were in Ventura County. I've got a macadamia nut tree that got butchered a couple of years ago and is just recovering. Had a massive bloom this year, but the interior needs to be thinned out.
@justindavis1546
Ай бұрын
Like the information. I guess I'll have them go out and trim my Chinese Pistache now before the city complains about it blocking the sidewalk.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
If the fruit gets ripe, you get the mess
@frederickheard2022
Ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video! While it is counterintuitive, pruning a fruit tree in the summer can help people keep the tree to a more manageable size. Robbing the tree of energy by removing active growth isn’t what the tree wants, but, as you said, it could be what the person wants from the tree. Ann Ralph’s “Grow a Little Fruit Tree” has good information on those techniques.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Or should it be titled “keep a fruit tree little”?
@engineerinhickorystripehat9475
Ай бұрын
Don't cut mesquite in the summer for wood . It's amazing how fast the beetles swarm it . You can stand next to a big pile of it and the grubs eating the wood sound like a light rain
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
No experience with mesquite, thanks
@frederickheard2022
Ай бұрын
Where I grew up, people mostly cut mesquite to clear it. Summer would be the perfect time 😂
@ianbarnett6027
Ай бұрын
Great video an information. Thanks.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Thanks Ian
@sebastiansullivan4770
Ай бұрын
Great information. Love hearing your expertise. I wonder, did you learn everything you know about trees in relation to your job or were they always an interest of yours? Did you study them in school or did you teach yourself? Thanks you for these videos and all you do.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
All of the above. Had mentors when I was young, taken classes and read a lot but when you touch trees, you end up knowing them.
@sebastiansullivan4770
Ай бұрын
@@arboristBlairGlenn That makes sense. I am impressed by you always knowing the scientific names of the trees and your intimate knowledge of all of them. There must be so much to absorb and retain. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Hope your having a lovely day.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
@@sebastiansullivan4770 I remember a lot of botanical names but sometimes, I forget my own name🤔
@hotsauceonme7792
Ай бұрын
Here in Adelaide, South Australia we have a lot of sycamores (London Plane Var.) all around, they are just the worst to work on, and especially put through the chipper, you can end up throwing up from the dust!
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
There is a reason they are called (sick a more)🤔
@ArcaneArborWolfe
Ай бұрын
Thanks Blair! Good watch.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
👍🏻
@arboristBlairGlenn
24 күн бұрын
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@TheHypnotstCollector
Ай бұрын
when in flower Acacia trees are fun to prune
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Fun? Ugh
@peteb3365
Ай бұрын
😁
@mvblitzyo
Ай бұрын
love the answers people always have misguided previous answers , I have learned to say depends on species
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Every species is different and every tree within a species is also different.
@samreagan6292
Ай бұрын
Thank you
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
👍🏻
@molassescricket6663
29 күн бұрын
Gardeners? I see a lot of workers doing yard work, but no gardeners! lol!
@arboristBlairGlenn
28 күн бұрын
Sad but true
@pedrofernandes1808
Ай бұрын
I love your videos so much
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Thanks Pedro. ✌🏼
@JuniorFarquar
Ай бұрын
It really doesn't matter. The tree doesn't know if it was a storm, an animal or what breaks its limbs. It carries on. Perhaps in fruiting trees for harvesting, but in basic landscaping it's a moot point. 40 yrs of trimming trees and the tress are no worse for the wear.
@arboristBlairGlenn
Ай бұрын
Our job is to try and minimize those failures.
@gavingarey6099
Ай бұрын
I feel dumb i planted so many trees with the steak still connected to it
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