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Pruning changes the form and growth of a plant. Pruning can also be considered preventive maintenance for both insect and disease damage. Many problems may be prevented by pruning correctly during the formative years for a tree or shrub.

The late dormant season is the best time for most pruning. Oct 03, Although over pruned trees and shrubs don’t usually die if some part of the canopy remains, the damage from over pruning can be extensive.

Over pruning reduces the foliage that’s available for making food for the rest of the plant and can allow pests and diseases access to the tree, if cuts are made incorrectly. Nov 22, Re: How severely can you"prune" a cherry tree? They tend to recommend pruning in stages with an old, established tree - 1/3 at a time so the tree doesn't get too much of a shock. And, as others, have said, you should prune stone fruit before the end of summer to protect against silver leaf.

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. Aug 19, Over Pruning: No more than about 15% to 20% of a mature tree's foliage should ever be trimmed off at one time.

In fact, 5%% is usually adequate. When you remove too much of the canopy, you'll leave the tree unable to produce enough food, transfer nutrients and structurally support shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.

Pollarding is a severe tree pruning technique that involves lopping off most of a tree’s branches where they meet the trunk. Although the method is used on both young and mature trees, it differs. With proper pruning during the early years of its life, severe pruning can be avoided later.

If you want to keep a tree on the small side, finding a dwarf variety doesn't hurt either. A Google search on"topping trees" will yield almost M results you can read over.

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Most of them (at least all on the first page) discourage the practice. ~james.