Pruning Dead Top of Fir Tree: Cut Below Damage

Safe Removal of Dead Leader

6-ft evergreen fir: top and upper branches dead. Owner asks if cutting off damages the rest.

Tree will develop a new leader from a lateral branch. Form may be slightly altered but health preserved.

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