Thread: How to prune.
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Old 27th January 2008, 11:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
dannyboysfc
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Default Re: How to prune.

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Originally Posted by ozinus View Post
By all accounts the tree does look nice. It is however Lions tailed. This can be justified by photos through whatever means but at the end of the day the initial amount of foliage was apparent.It is not a bad thing please don't dishearten.... I only ask you to scrutinize your own work and if you are happy how may I condemn.... The tree has issues to which you have eluded.
My thoughts would be pruning is not the first course of action this may only place an already stressed tree unit into a further stressful situation. I am thinking that people are wanting clarification by a bracket and a name but stuff 'em .. Next ...ya know stuff it I think you are capable of seeing all of the things here... a far better thing would be for you to explain why you did what you did and see if you change your mind along the way... OR NOT.
I did not lion tail the tree, Corrective pruning was needed. Tree not stressed at all, quite contrary it is very vigorous. We already established the fact that something needs to be done at the root flare and was already on my mind before this thread started. Anyway, this thread is about pruning, right.

Heres another shot, you can see that the tree was pretty hollow in the center before I even started.
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