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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 11 e or (Crs) From idea to implementation let these area businesses help you with all your home and garden needs this spring. Ad Topping trees makes more problems than it solves If you've been thinking about having trees in your yard topped to prevent limbs from crashing into your house or to correct a poor shape, don't pick up the telephone yet. "Topping trees to prev- ent problems may create the problems you're trying to avoid," said George Hopper, a forester with the Agricultural Extension Service. "And, topping trees is a major problem in Tennessee," he said. Homeowners often top trees to prevent limb breakage, house damage, tree diseases or to correct poor shape of the tree. Here's the problem. "Topped branches can't form a callus layer (natural healing layer), so they die back to the next largest branch," Hopper said. "Meanwhile, this dying and rotting branch becomes infected with tree heart rot disease, which can penetrate to the base of the tree and kill it." The forester said, "A bet- ter solution to topping a tree is to prune the tree early during the tree's life. Proper pruning shapes a tree as it grows and thus maintains a healthy, vigor- ous tree." Prune a tree during the dormant season from November through February. "To reduce the height, use the 'drop crouch-target' pruning method," Hopper said. "In this method, you 'drop back' to the next lar- gest branch or trunk and WEED & FEED * LAWN ROLLING * SPRING CLEAN UP * TREE & SHRUB CARE * SEEDING & SODDING e WEED CONTROL « FERTILIZER « DETHATCHING * INTERLOCKING BRICK « HEDGES & SHRUBS 328-0117 No, we don't cut grass! Tis the Season Garden and Pruning Specialist 1-800-446-8033 prune at the branch 'crouch." Cut branches at an angle. Since it's easier to cause long-term damage when pruning shade trees than when pruning shrubs and fruit trees, you may want to doing any major pruning. After pruning the tree, don't paint the wound," Hopper said. "Research has shown that wound dressings don't help the natural closure of the wound. Healthy trees close the wounds within a few contact a tree expert before years. Sp ring | Yara Cleanups e Grass Cutting ¢ Rototilling * Lawn Rolling ¢ Aerating/Dethatching * Fertilizing ¢ Driveway Sealing e Odd Jobs Residential/Commercial Free Estimates Contracts Available "Seniors Discount" For your complete yard care service by SCOTT PROPERTY SERVICES (905) 985- 2535 (905) 43 5- 3098 7 Fruit Trees 25% OF Spring is Back and so are we! 0) J NWN NINE PN IX/RITE SEEDS and SOIL are in! Back by Popular Demand... FAFARD SOIL PRODUCTS 7 AS ADVERTISED IN CANADIAN GARDEN MAGAZINE 7] he IDEAL w way I to enrich and Three Way Mix - I condition soil. FAFARD SOIL | | A special mix only CY 2 0 5 J of organic | matter and i " offer good til ens a y April 27/96 well balance limit 3 per LPH product!! customer APRIL HOURS Wednesday 1« 10 Friday Crimson King Maples 20% OFF 175 cm (6) bare root reg. $24.00 Now: $1 9.20 225 cm (7') bare root reg. $33.00 Now: $26.40 250 cm (8') bare root reg. $44.00 Now: $35.20 Above sale prices until April 25th only Norway Maples 20% OL" 175 cm (6) bare root reg. $18.00 Now: $1 4.40 225 cm (7') bare root reg. $27.50 Now: $22.00 250 cm (8') bare root reg. $39.50 Now: $31 .60 Above sale prices until April 25th only Located on NE corners Hwys. 12 & 47 905) 985-7667 20 Years Experience Create or reclaim those gardens you've always wanted. Think Perrenial! 1 Season | | Hugh Alhward in stock vaneties only reg. $19.95 Now: $14.96 Above sale prices until April 20th only Sugar Maple 30% Ol 50mm cal. (27) reg. $145.00 Now: $101.50 Above sale prices until May 14th or while quantities last Greenbank Garden Centre mw. 852-4404 \ViTe [XV ZU EL] =D Suggestions FREE!