River Birch Tree

My tree grows so tall and very little leaves. If I cut the top of tree down, does it continue to grow and more leaves will come out? Thank you so much.

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "River Birch Tree"

#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 12/05/2017 @ 7:19 am

Removing the top of a tree, or “topping”, is not recommended because it will harm the tree’s health and appearance. Instead, it is much better to let the tree grow in its natural form.

The tree may have had few leaves this year, potentially because of difficult weather conditions, but it will probably grow more leaves next year. See this article for more information:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?ThreadID=11743&catID=34&AskSiteID=34 ^[1]

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/river-birch-tree-2/

URLs in this post:

[1] http://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?ThreadID=11743&catID=34&AskSiteID=34: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?ThreadID=11743&catID=34&AskSiteID=34

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/