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How should pruning cuts be made in relation to the remaining brach or trunk?

April 26, 2017brach cuts pruning relation remaining trunk

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How should pruning cuts be made in relation to the remaining brach or trunk?

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– Flush cuts destroy the tree cells that seal off the wound from the healthy part of the tree. Pruning cuts should be made on the outside of the branch collar. The branch collar is identified by a raised ring of bark that is formed when trunk and branch bark meed and push up slightly.