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Pruning, when done right, keeps a plant looking its best as it fits into the landscape. When not done right, pruning practices could leave poor growth and form.
Early training of landscape trees in the first three to five years helps to aviod many later problems. This training can begin at planting time.
Nurseries Usually Prune
Most trees purchased from a reliable nursery already have been pruned to enhance the characteristic growth pattern of the species. Therefore, the only pruning required at planting should be to correct damage to twigs or limbs incurred during moving and planting- ingThe
radical removal of 25 percent to 30 percent of the canopy is required only when planting a bareroot tree. Balled-and-burlapped and container-grown trees do not require this severe pruning. Bare-root trees require the pruning back of the top to help foster a new balance between the crown and the roots.
The best practice at planting time is to prune back only those branches that are clearly unwated. Included in this list of potential undesirable are borken branches, branches that cross one another, branches that emerge at very narrow angles from the trunk, and overly vigorous shoots that emerge from around the base of the tree.
Most shade trees have a primary central trunk. If the tip of this een
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