The Orchid Garden

TOPPING TREES

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Rod, et al: I, too sent them a nice e-mail requesting that they direct their = messages appropriately. Maybe we should ALL call their toll-free number MANY, MANY times in an = effort to pursuade them of the benefits of doing so… –=20 Ray Barkalow – First Rays Orchids On-line list and order form: http://www.voicenet.com/~raybark

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o o o o oThanks for sharing and do not read my stuff if it bothers you.  I am osure   oit helped someone. o– oThat’s exactly what we’re all trying to tell you; we don’t want to oread about how horrible it is to top trees. We don’t care. PLEASE post oto rec.gardens. oBruce W. Wisener oPassionflowers Hi Bruce, Yesterday I very politely asked him to not post here. He obviously doesn’t care that he’s in the wrong newsgroup since there’s a new one this morning. Such is life. -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids Homepage address http://www.usa.net/venger/ Listings Available – Email us for your copies Order Line 1-800-483-6437 —

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Thanks for sharing and do not read my stuff if it bothers you.  I am sure it helped someone.  

– That’s exactly what we’re all trying to tell you; we don’t want to read about how horrible it is to top trees. We don’t care. PLEASE post to rec.gardens.   Bruce W. Wisener Passionflowers

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t tI was told some people here were under the impression that topping ttrees was ok.  I came to their rescue. t tThanks for sharing and do not read my stuff if it bothers you.  I am tsure it helped someone. You could have emailed them instead.. Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids Homepage address http://www.usa.net/venger/ Listings Available – Email us for your copies Order Line 1-800-483-6437 —

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I was told some people here were under the impression that topping trees was ok.  I came to their rescue.

Sorry, that’s not a valid reason to post to rec.gardens.orchids.   Here’s a free clue:  Orchids are not trees. People who want to learn about topping trees should go to rec.gardens.  If you want to explain why topping trees is wrong, take it to rec.gardens. There is a newsgroup specifically designed for the topics which interest you, so why do you insist on posting inappropriate messages to the wrong group?  After all, If you post to rec.gardens, you will have a much larger audience of people who actually care about your work. Nick Nicholas Plummer http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nplummer/orchid.html

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I was told some people here were under the impression that topping trees was ok.  I came to their rescue. Thanks for sharing and do not read my stuff if it bothers you.  I am sure it helped someone. — John A. Keslick Jr.              If you are not OUTRAGED you’re not Professional Modern Arborist     paying attention. & Tree Biologist                   Phone: 610-696-5353              Support ORGANIC FARMERS. organic tree treatment web site: http://www.ccil.org/~treeman/    

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        I have tried to deal with this by e-mail, but it obviously isn’t working.  If someone can give me a _valid_ reason why this stuff belongs on an orchid group, I will, as they say, quit my bitchin’.  Please take this to rec.gardens and save the bandwidth for orchids?           I would suggest the traditional remedy for incorrect crosspostings, those of you who know what that is feel free to enact it.  But most of all, grow good orchids! Still looking for Sigmatostalix (up to 5, that makes an average of 1 per day for the quest). Rob  Rob’s rules to live by:                          | Send me seeds! Will flask    (1) There is always room for one more orchid.  |  for food.    (2) There is always room for two more orchids. |    (3) There is no rule 3.                        | Don’t go to grad school!     (3a) When one has insufficient credit to buy  |            more orchids, obtain more credit.        | Future Starving PhD. http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~rhalgren| http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~rhalgren/

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TREE TOPPING 1 Topping is the removal of vertical leader stems on large trees and usually made between nodes or at internodes.  Tipping is the internodal cut on large lateral branches. No matter how we make the cuts tipping and topping cause serious injury to the tree.  A very big misconception is that if we top the tree it will be safer.  Topping greatly increases the tree of being a risk of a hazard. Topping is the biggest money wasting practice in the world.  It also is illegal in some counties in some states.  It is a crime against nature.  Topping is a worldwide tree mutilation practice. The main reason is that people do not understand how trees function. Some effected parts of the system are the non-woody roots, the woody roots, and many microorganisms within the soil.  The food for the woody and non-woody roots come from the top.  Many microorganisms also get their food from the tree.  So when the roots begin to starve the demons of D enter and cause problems such as wilts, plane tree canker ( Ceratocystis fimbriata) and root rots.  Some demons of D, which begin with the letter D, are depletion, dysfunction, disruption, decomposition, die and death.   Also topping affects the stem because this often leads to top rot and long cracks.  Often lightening gets blamed.  What we have seen is wounds from topping weaken tissues from the trunk to the roots.   Then pathogens infect the weakened wood.  In these cases the primary pathogen is the person that removed the tree top.  Excessive sprouting is a sign of low energy reserves.  When a tree is topped, it stimulates excessive sprouting.  Very unsightly, i.e., the sprouts I mean.  Topping trees under utility lines causes more sprouts to grow faster.  DO NOT PLANT TREES NEAR UTILITY LINES.     . When a tree needs to be topped, it is time for a new tree. Call us for other ORGANIC FACT SHEETS on pruning and other tree care information.   — John A. Keslick Jr.              If you are not OUTRAGED you’re not Professional Modern Arborist     paying attention. & Tree Biologist                   Phone: 610-696-5353              Support ORGANIC FARMERS. organic tree treatment web site: http://www.ccil.org/~treeman/    

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