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Don't: Trees should never, ever be topped. And shrubs should rarely be sheared (except for real topiary and formal hedges). Stripping all of the side branches of of a mature pine or any other tree or shrub, is also a no-no. Stripping is not to be confused with selective thinning, which can also make shrubs and trees look open & airy. |
Do: Prune to enhance a plant's natural beauty; to make it seem less oppressive, tidier, cleaner; to reduce size somewhat, depending on the type of plant. Selective pruning will reduce the bulk of plant & taking off a few lower limbs is okay. |
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Do: Prune to enhance a plant's natural beauty; to make it seem less oppressive, tidier, cleaner; to reduce size somewhat, depending on the type of plant. Selective pruning will reduce the bulk of plant & taking off a few lower limbs is okay.
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Don't: Trees should never, ever be topped. And shrubs should rarely be sheared (except for real topiary and formal hedges). Stripping all of the side branches of of a mature pine or any other tree or shrub, is also a no-no. Stripping is not to be confused with selective thinning, which can also make shrubs and trees look open & airy.
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How to Prune: |
The two types of pruning cuts are thinning and heading.
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A heading cut
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is basically cutting off the tip or end of a branch, twig, or stem.
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A thinning cut |
removes the branch back to another branch, trunk, stem or to the ground. |
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What heading cuts do?
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Heading creates bushiness. The next spring growth is stimulated at the tips of the cut branches.
Shearing, topping, and pinching hedges are heading cuts. Good for hedges and chrysanthemums. Not too good for most shrubs and trees. |
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What thinning cuts do? |
Removes the branch back to another branch, trunk, stem or to ground. Most pruning consists of thinning cuts. It forces new growth in existing branches and spreads new growth more evenly throughout the plant. Thinning cuts will let light into the interior, allowing for green branches to cut to if you choose to reduce the size of your shrub. It stays "done" longer and looks natural. |
