The essentials of pruning
Feb 12, 2021
3 minutes
Pruning is not rocket science; the fundamentals were established in the 1890s and research has produced few real insights on the subject since then. Yet it is often misunderstood or seen as more complex than it is, says Dr Nigel Cook, founder of horticultural consultancy Prophyta.
This is either because farmers do not understand the basics of pruning or confuse it with other forms of tree manipulation, of which pruning is a subdivision.
Another reason is the multitude of words used for the same technique.
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