Experimental report evaluates how different green pruning levels influence growth rate in white pine, highlighting optimal practices.
It is recognized that too severe pruning of live limbs may seriously reduce the growth rate of a tree and handicap it in the struggle for survival. On the other hand, successive light prunings cost more than one or two heavier prunings. This paper is a 5-year progress report on the results of an experiment to determine the effects of varying degrees of green pruning on subsequent growth.
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