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This is the McBaine Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) https://missourilife.com/bur-oak-beauty-2/. It is located along the Katy Trail in Boone County, Missouri. It is the largest Bur Oak in the State of Missouri, one of the top 3 largest Bur Oaks in the United States—and it is one of the main reasons that I am in Urban Forestry today. While in Forestry School at the University of Missouri - Columbia I spent many weekends along the Trail. Back before the tree became more well known it had branches that would droop to near the ground and my friends and I would climb up into the tree and sit and enjoy nature. The McBaine Bur Oak was the reason I made a career out of saving trees, and is the inspiration for Ulrich Tree Care’s logo. My journey started in 1985, and this tree still amazes me to this day. 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After graduation they moved to the Kansas City area and married in 1987. Chuck worked for two established tree services in the area for 17 years until moving his family to Tulsa in 2002 to open a branch office of another local tree company. In 2006 Megan joined as Office Manager and “Manager of First Impressions”. In 2021 both came to the decision to start their own company, providing quality tree services for residential clients, commercial businesses, and municipalities in the Tulsa Metro area. In 2022 Chuck sat for, and passed the International Society of Arboriculture Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) test. He became the 1st BCMA in the entire Eastern Oklahoma area (including the Tulsa Metro area) and is currently 1 of only 7 BCMAs in the entire State. 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How do you know which one to choose? Will they be knowledgeable about what and where to cut on that prized tree in your front yard? Will they leave your shrubs looking like an uneven sculpture of vertical sticks? https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner daily 0.75 2025-08-25 https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner/fruit-tree-pruning monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/6e3c69cd-e890-4c53-978b-606dd8de9c7a/fruit+tree+3.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning This old apple tree shows the neglect of pruning. The excessive sucker sprouts in the middle of the tree make it a very non-productive fruit-producing tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/64ea99c7-663c-47b6-b233-69afbee9614c/fruit+tree+4.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning After the pruning, notice the excessive growth was removed and the interior portions of the canopy will now be able to get much-needed sunlight. This tree will be able to produce quality fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/5402a95d-41e3-4904-acef-a3d387ecef23/fruit+tree+1.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning Another overgrown Apple tree with lots of sucker growth. If fruit is produced on the tips of the limbs, it will bend over and break with the weight of the fruit. This reduces the length and amount of limbs will allow for good fruit to be produced on sturdy branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/e8393938-3675-47b2-b242-4cbdd0d90637/fruit+tree+2.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning After we pruned this back, notice there are fewer, more stout branches. This tree is ready to support the growth of the fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/4bfc3fea-e6f8-4bd8-bfcc-81f115ea0af5/apricot+before.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning This old Apricot tree hadn't been pruned for years. UTC thinned the canopy allowing for more sun within the interior branches. This reduced the canopy for better fruit production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/87faeb91-9ac8-4098-a454-fbd0fa42fe45/apricot+after.jpg Educational Corner - Fruit Tree Pruning The finished product after pruning. This tree is ready to put on some healthy apricots! https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner/project-four-rmdl5 monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/f07b2b0c-42e3-421b-8894-26edaf7d2454/tgr+11.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator The trees on this property were incorporated into the design of the house, but had started growing too close the the structure and foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/7edc4977-91fd-409a-a499-18b19e080c9f/tgr+10.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator The setting was unique, but the trees were becoming a liability to the roof and driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/8c91e6dc-6af8-4d47-a309-0f68f7c56265/tgr+12.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator Interesting design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/e1ffd4bc-9387-4055-8411-f965ed94b38c/tgr+5.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator To apply the Tree Growth Regulator, we first dug a trench around the base of the tree exposing the root flare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/33e81389-6c74-43a8-bedd-e704828ed448/tgr+6.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator The soil was place in a berm around the trunk in order to create a 'moat' to hold the Growth Regulator product https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/f286ab75-28c2-4373-aa47-8c08f9313fbc/tgr+7.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator We measured the trunk(s) of the tree, determined the proper labeled dosage for its size, mixed it with the required amount of water, and poured it into the moat/trench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/004ae247-f3c2-494a-be88-21b95644a840/tgr+8.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator A nice, healthy Oak on the back addition of the house...but growing too close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/1914acff-cab4-4d40-b1b8-f928d8f033b3/tgr+1.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator Digging the trench and making the moat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/853329e5-6bcd-499c-adc2-175bb11c7883/tgr+2.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator It is a moderately laborious process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/2e766802-f2d0-4290-b793-579dd0f776b7/tgr+4.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator Measure, mix, apply. We waited for the product to absorb into the surrounding soil (to later be absorbed by the tree roots), then backfilled the trench with the excavated soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/410aa034-552e-4443-9a7f-0377d86b8a74/tgr+9.jpg Educational Corner - Tree Growth Regulator The growth regulator will slow the expansion of the trunk and root system, keeping it from causing any further damage to the foundation of the house. https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner/project-three-cwrys monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/ab8b4b7c-9608-4043-b12b-91555ed7c0b7/holly+shearing+1.jpg Educational Corner - Holly Tree Shearing This homeowner called about some over grown holly trees in his from yard. We were able to take a large amount of excessive new growth off of the trees and make them proportional to the property as well as keeping the formal look to match the design of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/798d68c8-4cb3-4f20-b7f4-069b26118834/holly+shearing+2.jpg Educational Corner - Holly Tree Shearing Tall ladders and sharp shears were the tools of choice on these big trees! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/aa6ef33c-63e6-453f-8aa1-4a7e9306f7c2/holly+shearing+3.jpg Educational Corner - Holly Tree Shearing We started shaping the bottoms first so we could keep the formal lines and shape going up to the tops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/96d1bb9a-b004-4ce4-afa6-43b870e7525b/holly+shearing+4.jpg Educational Corner - Holly Tree Shearing Finished product. Shapely and formal. https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner/project-two-7ecls monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/955fcced-032f-4638-9cac-8db967c35919/Landscape+before.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Before picture of a front yard landscape bed of an Ulrich Tree Care client https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/12d1e70f-7012-40fc-9a13-b3a978b02338/landscape+after.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After After. The house looks so much larger and the newly cleaned out landscape bed is a blank canvas for the homeowner to use their imagination. While we don't do any installations, we will offer free advice on what plants we think will look good, be low maintenance, and will thrive in our Oklahoma climate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/091e21f4-f129-4438-85e9-ecb415057d03/bdc+owasso+before2.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After This neat home in midtown Tulsa was unkept for a few seasons. The new owners wanted to clear out the beds, dress them with natural mulch, and prune some of the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/e20e7664-07ba-46ae-a4af-dea29036d021/bdc+owasso+after2.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After There are a lot of unique perennial plants in the beds that will really pop out now that all the dead plant material is removed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/a1aa0827-e150-43a9-aede-3626101002c5/bdc+owasso+before1.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Back yard. Before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/d248373b-d6df-41ff-af80-7ba7fba7962e/bdc+owasso+after1.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Back yard. After. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/f240e84d-7cbd-4347-8b74-65b57b4c5337/before1.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Before. One of our favorite projects was this 20's Tudor in MidTown Tulsa. It was heavily neglected for years. The new owners saw the potential and hired us to bring back the beauty of the original design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/25f82630-aa0e-4177-8c55-f66cc0e16fd5/before-after1.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After After. Really neat architecture highlighted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/267febed-3a70-40c2-9913-1de7a3ef7c7a/before2.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Before. The driveway was almost un-useable before we started https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/10551e92-1a53-473a-8e30-5e8f5882dce1/before-after2.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After After. Incredible area now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/25b8a488-e604-4ebc-8ef9-f152401120f4/before3.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After Before. Overgrown back yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/6b360918-6a22-480e-a87d-f13495506419/before-after3.jpg Educational Corner - Before and After After. Ready for paint and new owners https://www.ulrichtreecare.com/educational-corner/project-one-raepr monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/d64b3899-73da-435d-9559-65b686162e5e/WEB+improper+planting+2.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting TWINE LEFT AROUND THE ROOTBALL AFTER PLANTING. When a ball and burlap tree is planted, the string around the rootball MUST be cut to avoid girdling the trunk of the tree and restricting the flow of nutrient and water back and forth from the root system to the canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/0450f229-4778-41f1-821a-4d29ba8fefb7/WEB+improper+planting+3.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting Newly planted tree with many cords of twine girdling from the root ball girdling the trunk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/49624469-566a-48f0-b7e2-bb1d64af9378/WEB+improper+planting+6.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting PLANTING A TREE TOO DEEPLY. This tree was installed way too deep when it was planted. Planting a tree too deeply will cause the trunk of the tree to rot due to excessive moisture as well as causing the root system to be depleted of adequate oxygen levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/d16b70b1-5423-4721-aecb-3e3de5af4e86/WEB+improper+planting+7.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting This tree is planted about 6" too deep. The top of the root ball (at the bottom of the excavated hole) should be just above the grade of the original soil level (noted by the blade of the chisel in this picture). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/a50b05ce-427e-48ea-abb1-5fb6c8b1643a/WEB+improper+planting+8.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting LEAVING GUY WIRES ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK. Staking and guy wires are an important step when installing new trees because it gives the tree needed support to keep it from falling over in a strong wind until the root system has time to expand into the surrounding soil and stabilize the entire tree. But if left on the tree too long, the wires will cut into the expanding tree trunk - girdling the tree and restricting the flow cycle of nutrients and water from the root system to the canopy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d8ada647e18b4cec98864b/a87752d2-2c51-4466-85da-e60582a1e7db/WEB+improper+planting+9.jpg Educational Corner - Improper Tree Planting The guy wires on a tree should be removed or relocated after the first year of installation.