Tree Frog Tree Service ,Inc

05/18/2026

Please help the local Humane Shelter!! Give them a call if you have any room.

05/16/2026

05/14/2026

Damaging winds last night, lots of downed trees. Please stay away from power lines. Give us a call or text to address your needs!
406-369-8665
406-369-8293

05/13/2026

Stump Grinding!!

05/04/2026

Watch for our ad in the Mailman, coming soon for Lolo-Victor!

04/29/2026

Are ready to get some spring cleaning done? We are!! Let us help!

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

Tree sculpting today in Hamilton! Such a beautiful day to take care of trees.

04/05/2026

Pruning Practices That Harm
Trees:

Topping and tipping (Fig. 7A, 7B) are pruning
practices that harm trees and should not be
used. Crown reduction pruning is the preferred
method to reduce the size or height of the
crown of a tree, but is rarely needed and should
be used infrequently.
Topping, the pruning of large upright branches
between nodes, is sometimes done to reduce
the height of a tree (Fig. 7A). Tipping is a
practice of cutting lateral branches between
nodes (Fig. 7B) to reduce crown width.
These practices invariably result in the
development of epicormic sprouts, or in the
death of the cut branch back to the next lateral
branch below. These epicormic sprouts are
weakly attached to the stem and eventually will
be supported by a decaying branch.
Improper pruning cuts cause unnecessary injury
and bark ripping (Fig. 7C). Flush cuts injure
stem tissues and can result in decay (Fig. 7D).
Stub cuts delay wound closure and can
provide entry to canker fungi that kill the
cambium, delaying or preventing woundwood
formation .