@@arboristBlairGlenn I am not an arborist but my passion for trees has led me to plant and ''adopt'' several trees here in Greece Wish i could share photos with you!
I love that tree too. I can see where you found it refreshing. As a former landscaper and installer, I used many native plants and trees in ways many people wouldn't. Over the years I found that not only homeowners, but also professionals don't think about the consequences of what specific species they are about to plant. Like you I am extremely concerned first off in developing a very good root system. There have been some exceptions, but as a rule I do not like trees grown from a nursery in a container bigger than one gallon. Most commercial clients and homeowners with huge projects want instant landscape. The requires fome five and fifteen gallon container trees. A lot also depends on the soils and geology of an area. My Mum's property in San Diego county is in one of many housing tracts built on an old alluvila fan or Bajada. Soils generally sandy loam and extremely deep. not far down is often a wealth of water. You can train roots to meet that moisture layer allowing less irrigation in the future. People tend to irrigate to much and that creates more than normal growth. In the wild many trees and shrubs simply maintain health and vigor, but in an urban landscape water availablity is contant. I also find that many neighbourhoods have small yards and big trees while beautiful overwhelm things as you stated. I started experimenting with many species of chaparral and training them into multi-trunked trees. They work out wonderfully and when mature never needed watering. I'm 67 years old now and wish I could be active in that work again. I am when I go back home for a visit once a year to San Diego and the desert regions where family live. I live in Sweden now for past 18+ years and weather is impossible here. Thanks for another wonderful video. Always agree with what you observe and recommend.
thx i ever since i found your videos, i have to cringe internally at many of the amateur pruning videos out there, way too many flush or heading cuts the trunk and branch structure of this tree turned out nice, now it just has to grow and beef up a bit and its gonna look fantastic
Great before & after. I would love a video of explaining what you plan to cut or investigate when you view from the ground. I have many trees, some are newer, planted by me. I have some notions of what I want them to look like, but get overwhelmed & imposter syndromed.
Nice tree! As a homeowner I have been working on my own trees, a green ash and a Schubert chokecherry, that are a bit smaller than the elm you show here, but similarly I received them in a fairly intact state and quite healthy. So far I have only really limbed them up to clear out the understory and keep their future growth from hitting trucks, but now I want to train their upper structure and this seems to require more thought. With the Schubert I am a bit worried about future weak crotches from its triple codominant structure. And I'm confused about something with codominants: Some people recommend first subordination pruning, followed by a removal some years down the road. But I'm thinking: if you just get the removal over with right away, then you'll have a smaller wound...
As you said it is refreshing to take responsibility over a beautiful unpruned tree, it is so depressing to work on butchered trees and there are so many of them. I am so glad you finaly get a break every now and then! Excellent pruning job, did it need much lateral pruning? I like how thinned out the central branches are.thank you for the wonderful content as always!
I planted a pin oak and it's been in the ground two years. Today I wondered why it was failing and thought it's hot and dry and I'll drag out the hose and give it a drink. When I really looked at it, it's leaves were yellow on top...then I saw the dreaded Mistletoe! I hope I did the right thing. I cut the leader (that's where it was) back to a side branch. Even with this cut, I could still see a little dot and pray it isn't a viable root. I will watch to see if it sprouts again. Did I do the right thing? I hope so, trees are expensive and I can't afford them anymore.
I love this tree. I have an area in my back yard I want to plant one but I’m afraid of the root system and the size. Can you keep them pruned to be 30’ tall and wide? It would be 12 feet from concrete and 17 ft away from our pool. Is this tree too big for the area?
I’m always reluctant to advise without seeing Thea actual area, soil and surrounding trees. Can you keep them smaller? Yes, but a large species will need continued attention.
@@arboristBlairGlennthank you for the reply. We have all our trees trimmed every 2 years except for our pepper trees in the pasture. We keep them big for our horses to have shade. We planted the tree over the weekend and we love it. It’s a 15 gallon, it’s the only tree in the location. I added compost and mulch. Our soil isn’t bad. We live in the inland empire. It’s going to get plenty of sun. 🌞
@@arboristBlairGlenn isa is about to adopt the qualification. Ed Gillman headed it up. Pretty much pruning young trees to get a mature tree. And doing prescription doses to trees to obtain a goal. As my friend GUY Meilleur says. Re invented wheel
It's a treat to be the first trimmer in a tree. It gives the homeowner a sense of what proper work look like too
I’m proud of this job.
Loooks great and the responsibility and accountability is the hallmark of professionalism! Thanks for the videos!
👍🏻✌🏼
Perfect.
You conserved the natural shape and structure of the tree
Thanks, I enjoyed this job very much. When I was done, I felt that I gave this tree the best chance for a prolonged life.
@@arboristBlairGlenn I am not an arborist but my passion for trees has led me to plant and ''adopt'' several trees here in Greece
Wish i could share photos with you!
Email blairglenn@gmail.com
I love that tree too. I can see where you found it refreshing. As a former landscaper and installer, I used many native plants and trees in ways many people wouldn't. Over the years I found that not only homeowners, but also professionals don't think about the consequences of what specific species they are about to plant. Like you I am extremely concerned first off in developing a very good root system. There have been some exceptions, but as a rule I do not like trees grown from a nursery in a container bigger than one gallon. Most commercial clients and homeowners with huge projects want instant landscape. The requires fome five and fifteen gallon container trees. A lot also depends on the soils and geology of an area. My Mum's property in San Diego county is in one of many housing tracts built on an old alluvila fan or Bajada. Soils generally sandy loam and extremely deep. not far down is often a wealth of water. You can train roots to meet that moisture layer allowing less irrigation in the future. People tend to irrigate to much and that creates more than normal growth. In the wild many trees and shrubs simply maintain health and vigor, but in an urban landscape water availablity is contant.
I also find that many neighbourhoods have small yards and big trees while beautiful overwhelm things as you stated. I started experimenting with many species of chaparral and training them into multi-trunked trees. They work out wonderfully and when mature never needed watering. I'm 67 years old now and wish I could be active in that work again. I am when I go back home for a visit once a year to San Diego and the desert regions where family live. I live in Sweden now for past 18+ years and weather is impossible here. Thanks for another wonderful video. Always agree with what you observe and recommend.
67 is just a number. Don’t get caught up in that word “age”. Stay strong, stay young!
I am only an amateur gardener but it my experience three foot saplings soon not only catch up with six foot ones but overtake them..
Beautiful tree. It will always be your tree!
Until someone else jumps in and does their idea of pruning
@@arboristBlairGlenn Please don't let that happen!
thx i ever since i found your videos, i have to cringe internally at many of the amateur pruning videos out there, way too many flush or heading cuts
the trunk and branch structure of this tree turned out nice, now it just has to grow and beef up a bit and its gonna look fantastic
Sadly, its location will mean containment in size.
The hydrangeas are incredible!
My wife liked them too😊✌🏼
Great before & after.
I would love a video of explaining what you plan to cut or investigate when you view from the ground. I have many trees, some are newer, planted by me. I have some notions of what I want them to look like, but get overwhelmed & imposter syndromed.
Let me think on how to do that
Good job.
Thanks
Always look forward to your videos…..great job
I’m glad you find value in my efforts. So many people don’t see trees as anything more than just a tree.
Looks great
Thanks
Nice tree! As a homeowner I have been working on my own trees, a green ash and a Schubert chokecherry, that are a bit smaller than the elm you show here, but similarly I received them in a fairly intact state and quite healthy. So far I have only really limbed them up to clear out the understory and keep their future growth from hitting trucks, but now I want to train their upper structure and this seems to require more thought.
With the Schubert I am a bit worried about future weak crotches from its triple codominant structure. And I'm confused about something with codominants: Some people recommend first subordination pruning, followed by a removal some years down the road. But I'm thinking: if you just get the removal over with right away, then you'll have a smaller wound...
You said the key words. “Smaller wounds”
looks so much better
Thanks
Beautiful result.
Thanks Jennifer. Nice to see you are still here!✌🏼
Nice!
Thanks
As you said it is refreshing to take responsibility over a beautiful unpruned tree, it is so depressing to work on butchered trees and there are so many of them. I am so glad you finaly get a break every now and then! Excellent pruning job, did it need much lateral pruning? I like how thinned out the central branches are.thank you for the wonderful content as always!
Location dictated what I needed to do
I planted a pin oak and it's been in the ground two years. Today I wondered why it was failing and thought it's hot and dry and I'll drag out the hose and give it a drink. When I really looked at it, it's leaves were yellow on top...then I saw the dreaded Mistletoe! I hope I did the right thing. I cut the leader (that's where it was) back to a side branch. Even with this cut, I could still see a little dot and pray it isn't a viable root. I will watch to see if it sprouts again. Did I do the right thing? I hope so, trees are expensive and I can't afford them anymore.
Send me some photos.
Blairglenn@gmail.com
I love this tree. I have an area in my back yard I want to plant one but I’m afraid of the root system and the size. Can you keep them pruned to be 30’ tall and wide? It would be 12 feet from concrete and 17 ft away from our pool. Is this tree too big for the area?
I’m always reluctant to advise without seeing Thea actual area, soil and surrounding trees. Can you keep them smaller? Yes, but a large species will need continued attention.
@@arboristBlairGlennthank you for the reply. We have all our trees trimmed every 2 years except for our pepper trees in the pasture. We keep them big for our horses to have shade. We planted the tree over the weekend and we love it. It’s a 15 gallon, it’s the only tree in the location. I added compost and mulch. Our soil isn’t bad. We live in the inland empire. It’s going to get plenty of sun. 🌞
Blair you seen the florida Precipitation pruning qualification
No, explain
@@arboristBlairGlenn isa is about to adopt the qualification. Ed Gillman headed it up. Pretty much pruning young trees to get a mature tree. And doing prescription doses to trees to obtain a goal. As my friend GUY Meilleur says. Re invented wheel