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title: How do you properly prune a tree?
description: Pruning has been called “one of the best, worst maintenance practices” performed on trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree causes severe damage or even death. To prune properly,…
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updated: "2021-08-20"
category: TREES
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# How do you properly prune a tree?

Pruning has been called “one of the best, worst maintenance practices” performed on trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper cutting on a tree causes severe damage or even death. To prune properly, it is important to understand both the proper techniques and how the tree responds to pruning. ([read Tree Pruning Essentials](https://extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr-506-w.pdf))