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Pruning effectively removes infection from ponderosa pines, suggesting potential for enhanced growth and health.
Dwarf mistletoe-infected ponderosa pine trees can be largely freed of infections by top-pruning, leaving a skirt of limbs at the bottom of the crown. After a vigorous new crown develops in about five years, the infected skirt limbs are removed.
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