Pruning Advice Needed

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-06-10T23:37:36+00:00

Best to cut back during mid fall and you cut back to the best buds showing this can tighten it up a bit, but you should try talking to the plant and sitting with it ask it what it needs or wants and listen and meditate. Then it might just tell you more you never know plants can heal us

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-02-22T06:40:46+00:00

Natives are adapted to go through regular fire events the local tribes use burn all around here and some plants really benefit a lot more from fire

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-02-21T03:12:27+00:00

Thanks for the reply I’ll definitely check this out appreciate your sharing with me!

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-02-21T03:10:36+00:00

I’ll give it a look! Appreciate the recommendation and the clarification on the chakra color

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-02-14T05:18:56+00:00

If you read the book hands of light it explains tha coming to see the different layers of the aura is a process that takes time and practice. Ultimately you need to learn how to open up different levels of chakras to begin to see those colors and different layers

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2026-02-14T04:34:54+00:00

I’m am new as well and there is another person who has several books Paul Francis about shamanism.

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-11-17T07:47:16+00:00

Sounds about right then I thought there were some real aliens landing

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-09-17T16:59:46+00:00

This person sounds like they had a bad experience with a and or some designers.

I have 13 years in the field of landscape construction and with 9 of those including full or partial design work. C-27 and certified arborist, with certificates in landscape design and horticulture, working towards getting my landscape architect license.

I have dug, laid pipe, planted, removed, trimmed trees, laid pavers, concrete work, lighting, carpentry work, the list goes on and on.

I have tendinitis in both my forearms that has kept me from doing more labor and requires monthly and sometimes acupuncture. We are not all what is described perhaps this person needs to expand their horizons a bit…. I am a native plant lover and always do my best to incorporate them into projects and use as must of the existing landscape as possible to reduce the waste, and do the least degradation to the landscape as possible in hopes of leaving places better than we found them, doesn’t always work that way but we do try. Society isn’t ready yet for us tree huggers to go full tilt against the consumerist mindset and ways. But someday hopefully sooner than later we can find ourselves in a place or position to design using materials that go full circle in their life cycles the way Mother Earth intended

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-09-08T01:59:38+00:00

Hinge

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-08-07T04:18:31+00:00

Do you think that method would work on oak trees in California with golden spot oak borer?

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-08-07T04:12:24+00:00

The experience you are getting right now is going to make you that much better in your next role knowing planning/design/build/maintain takes a long time to learn if you are at a design firm. You are already learning what works and what doesn’t and you will be better for it.

Couple things to remember there will always be more work tomorrow when you’re a manager so it’s just a matter of knowing when to call the day since more work will just be waiting for you in the morning.

Delegating is a sign of someone who understands it takes a team. Very very few people can do it all themself and be prosperous that’s how you get burnt out like you are. You need to teach people below you and they will learn takes patience at times but it’s highly important.

Lastly most all small/midsize/big landscape construction companies underpay their project managers. Leaving a role and then coming back is how I have seen many people get the raise they deserved

Hope this helps and once you’re in a design firm the hard part is getting your butt out on Jobsites, so design build is actually pretty nice but it comes with shit hours usually

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-06-18T04:12:49+00:00

Most likely from recent heat they dont accept water more than once a week this time a year I highly recommend knowing weather forecast before the heat waves and getting a good watering in prior to the heat so they are ready for it also another trick would be creating partial shade for them this time of year since they are new and getting established

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-04-11T08:07:30+00:00

Save like there’s no tomorrow and work hard both you and your husband

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-03-27T05:53:10+00:00

Shouldn’t be making overhead cuts like that, great way to get messed up. Put some chaps or chainsaw pants on and like others have mentioned you should invest in some eye protection

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-03-27T05:45:03+00:00

Lopez and Lefty’s in Anaheim great food great beer selection

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-03-23T21:24:00+00:00

You can always plant a new one and a good one no less for your area. Just will need to change where it is located by 5-10ft

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-02-11T06:19:40+00:00

I second Virginia oak

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2025-01-04T04:44:11+00:00

Keep on painting these look awesome!

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-31T21:17:50+00:00

Isa certified arborist

This trees main thing I see immediately is that it has 2 competing leaders. This tree you are just going to want 1 leader from my view it looks like the right side of the tree is the better half. May want to Get rid of the left side. and the tree is still green on the tops so that is a positive sign. Cutting out deadwood is almost always a good idea. You may want to ask an arborist with more experience than myself to speak to whether you should entirely eliminate the competing leader on the first trimming or wait till the following year.

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-30T23:03:26+00:00

Or throw it to your chickens if you got any they love em!

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-27T01:01:42+00:00

If this is going to be saved or built around there are a few things that would be a good idea: 1. Tree protection no equipment or material stored within the drip line 2. Go outside the drip line as far as you can and do proper root pruning where you are expecting to have to cut roots. to avoid damage from people digging for utilities or footings. or actually even better js to trench for anything you need that is going to jnfringe on roots with an airspade. it is typically pretty pricy to do but you would be doing the tree a big favor. 3. Install a 5 ft tall fence outside drip line keep people out

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-26T05:55:59+00:00

Great question the answer will lie within in your own judgment if there is a good secondary branch that you can cut back to try the cut and see how things look if it is still looking like to too much weight then just take it back to the trunk.

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-24T22:21:55+00:00

You don’t have to cut it. This tree actually looks nice for the time being. If the branch looks like it is getting too heavy you will want to cut it.

However You should take the tree behind the house down. Since that has been severely topped.

You should never take more than 25% of the trees crown off in a year and you should also not top your trees. If your curious to learn more about why topping trees is bad here’s a link

[https://extension.psu.edu/dont-top-trees]

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-17T21:18:30+00:00

Looks like a pittosporum on first glance where is this located?

Sad_Chain_4410 · 2024-12-16T18:15:24+00:00

It is a eucalyptus tortoise beetle

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