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How Not to Prune a Tree

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Large branch stubs invite slow death of topped trees
 
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Topping is a costly and ineffective solution for these interfering trees
 
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Decay beginning in branch stubs may spread into the main trunk
 
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Topping disfigures trees and lower their value
 
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Do not plant large growing trees beneath power lines
 
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The wood of a new limb that sprouts is weakly attached

 

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