Environmental Horticulture News

Get expert free advice on home gardening and landscaping from a trained University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in San Bernardino County. Use one of the three methods described below to green up your thumb! Email the Master Gardener Helpline: mgsanbern@ucanr.

Topping a tree is the process of giving a tree a virtual crewcut by making one or more horizontal cuts across the top of the tree (see photos below) to shorten it. Why is topping trees harmful? Topping trees results in unstable, unsafe, and unattractive trees.

Way to Go Maggie! UCCE Master Gardener Coordinator for San Bernardino County Maggie O'Neil received a much deserved Certificate of Recognition from San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe at the April 16, 2019 Farm Bureau meeting.