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 This valley oak was was not in need of pruning.
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Fundamentals of Tree Pruning
Landscape trees are routinely mis-pruned by well-meaning people who don't understand how trees grow, function or respond to pruning and who are, largely, unfamiliar with accepted pruning standards. Lack of information and common misconceptions often result in "topping", "lion tailing", and excessive thinning. When poorly done, pruning destroys natural shape and beauty, diminishes value, creates hazards, causes stress, reduces longevity and increases cost. |
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 Only one branch was removed on this hackberry. Tempory branches were left on the tree.
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Proper pruning, on the other hand, can be used to develop a stable framework in young trees by eliminating weak or defective structure, improving branch spacing and directing growth. In mature trees it serves to manage safety, improve aesthetics, extend useful life span, manage certain pest problems and minimize conflicts with people, buildings, vehicles and power lines. Pruning standards have been developed with the health of trees in mind. They set the level of performance for pruning throughout the industry. |
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 The branch removed had include bark and a weak attachment.
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The intent is to provide arborists and landscape professionals with the basic concepts, techniques, limitations, exceptions, "rules of thumb", etc., to minimize the negative impacts of pruning on the tree. Included in these standards are conditions: removing as little foliage as possible; maintaining natural shape; and making pruning cuts small in size, few in number, and in a manner that causes the least injury. Top 
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