BillyB
ArboristSite Member
My land in MN had been left alone for at least 70 years. Trees have grown close together. Presently, I'm primarily concerned with oaks, mostly burr oaks that have reached canopy height, tall with narrow crowns. I'd like to keep the overall canopy but would rather have fewer, larger, and more robust looking trees.
- If I were to thin out the less healthy looking or poorly situated ones, do you think the the crowns on the remaining ones would expand into the newly opened space or is it too late for them to expand this way?
- If you thought new growth possible then where would it occur? Would it all occur in branch tips in the current crown or is developing limbs lower on their trunks also possible?