A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...

Our neighbors are redoing their front yard landscaping, which includes removing a 17-year-old Mediterranean fan palm. They have offered it to us.

It can also trap disease-causing bacteria that can infect the whole tree. When pruning a large branch, be sure to undercut a small distance closer to the trunk on the underside of the targeted branch.