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| − | + | Improperly cutting a large limb from a [[Prune a Tree|tree]] can tear away a long strip of bark and wound the tree. You can avoid pruning damage by making the cut properly as described below. | |
[[Category:Growing Trees and Shrubs]] | [[Category:Growing Trees and Shrubs]] | ||
== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
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#*Search "branch collar" images on your browser if you have trouble seeing it. The branch collar can be identified on most trees as a bulge where the limb meets the trunk but can be hard to see on young trees or trees that grow slowly. | #*Search "branch collar" images on your browser if you have trouble seeing it. The branch collar can be identified on most trees as a bulge where the limb meets the trunk but can be hard to see on young trees or trees that grow slowly. | ||
# '''Cut flush with the outer edge of the branch collar''', and healing will proceed much faster. | # '''Cut flush with the outer edge of the branch collar''', and healing will proceed much faster. | ||
| − | #*Save your money, use clean, sharp tools and don't paint the cut. At one time it was common practice to paint tree cuts, but it's been shown to harm trees more than help.<ref>https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-602.html</ref> Leave the wound free to dry naturally. | + | #*Save your money, use clean, sharp tools and don't paint the cut. At one time it was common practice to paint tree cuts, but it's been shown to harm trees more than help.<ref name="rf1">https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-602.html</ref> Leave the wound free to dry naturally. |
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
*Fall and winter are the best times to prune trees because that is when they are dormant. However, spring flowering trees can be pruned immediately after blooming and summer flowering trees can be pruned before new growth begins. | *Fall and winter are the best times to prune trees because that is when they are dormant. However, spring flowering trees can be pruned immediately after blooming and summer flowering trees can be pruned before new growth begins. | ||
*It may help to remove very large branches in multiple pieces to help make them easier to control. | *It may help to remove very large branches in multiple pieces to help make them easier to control. | ||
| − | *Maple, birch, dogwood, and elms will "bleed" sap which is unsightly, but harmless to the tree.<ref | + | *Maple, birch, dogwood, and elms will "bleed" sap which is unsightly, but harmless to the tree.<ref name="rf1" /> |
== Warnings == | == Warnings == | ||
