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Why so people prune?
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-improve plant health
-increase light and air cirulation in canopy -dead, dying, damaged, diseased, derranged -remove suckers and water sprouts -enhance flowering or fruiting |
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What helps prevent unnecessary pruning before getting a plant?
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-select plants with desired features at maturity
-consider branch spacing -structural strength and safety -work with natural form of tree/shrub |
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What are some pruning techniques?
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-heading back (use drop-crotching or pinching)
-raising the crown -crown reduction -thinning |
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What is drop-crotching?
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-pruning back to a fork where there is a live branch (better form of heading back)
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What is pinching in pruning?
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-removal of soft new growth of branch tips with fingers
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How much of the crown should you retain when "raising the crown"?
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-67% of crown
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How do you perform a proper pruning cut for larger limbs?
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-Make a cut under limb partway through branch above final cutting area
-make second cut PAST 1st cut to remove large portion of limb -make final but at bark ridge for proper healing |
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What is thinning?
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-complete removal of branches back to a lateral branch or main trunk
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When are trees best pruned?
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-in dormant season following growth flush
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What can happen if trees are pruned at times other than in dormancy?
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-water sprouts occur
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When should plants that flower in current growth?
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-while still dormant
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What are some common espalier shapes?
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-fan
-trangle -fountain -diamonds -candelabra |
