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Everything about Tree topping
Practice of removing whole tops of trees
Tree topping is the practice of removing whole tops of trees or large branches and/or trunks from the tops of trees, leaving stubs or lateral branches that are too small to assume the role of a terminal leader. Other common names for the practice include hat-racking, heading, rounding over, and tipping. Some species of trees are more likely to recover from topping than others. There are alternatives to topping that can help to achieve the same goals without damaging trees. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Tree toppingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Transforming tree topping waste into flooring: a study on the production and evaluation of oriented strand board finish using urban and garden residuesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Children at Tree TopsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Citrus Scion and Rootstock, Topping Height, and Tree Spacing Affect Tree Size, Yield, Fruit Quality, and Economic ReturnCited 33 times
- Go sideways: PruningA closely related topic
- Go sideways: ArboricultureA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Citrus Scion and Rootstock, Topping Height, and Tree Spacing Affect Tree Size, Yield, Fruit Quality, and Economic Return
Mid-term economical consequences of roadside tree topping
Tree Care and Topping Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices in Six Western U.S. Cities
Effect of Branch Pruning and Topping On Poplar Tree Growth
Tree Condition Associated with Topping in Southern Illinois Communities
Research on Monitoring Topping Time of Cotton Based on AdaBoost+Decision Tree
Tree Density, Hedging, and Topping
Comparative analysis of physiological responses to topping in tropical tree species
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
Children at Tree TopsPamela Pick · 1981
Tree TopDavid H. Stratton · 2010
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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