Ginko Tree

I had a comment from Lisa on yesterday's post, the part about not topping trees, and it got me to thinking about a Ginko tree that I used to see every time I would drive by. For five years I drove back and forth to Fresno State University, where I was attending classes. There was a Ginko tree that was a beautiful tree, seemingly perfect in form. I especially looked forward to fall when the Ginko leaves would turn a bright yellow, and then seemingly overnight drop to the ground below in a thick blanket--it was gorgeous! I never took a picture of that tree, and the pictures I have here don't do justice to how brilliant the yellow leaves are.

This summer I saw that the "butcher" had been there. The tree no longer is beautiful, but is really ugly. I almost cried. I don't know what people are thinking when they hire someone like that to prune/trim/thin their trees, maybe they just don't realize what will happen. The best thing to do to prune/trim/thin landscape trees is to hire an arborist, a certified tree specialist, who will take care of the tree and make it look even better than before. The cost may be higher initially, but in the long run it will cost less than trying to keep the tree(s) cut back.