A method of cutting off leaves or branches within limits in order to remove dead or diseased foliage or branches. Also used to control or direct growth, increase quality or yield of flowers or fruit and to ensure growth position of main branches to enhance structural strength. (See Bonsai for ornamental reasons as well.) [ GO BACK TO TOP INDEX ] [ GO BACK TO TOP INDEX
is the practice of removing diseased, overmature, or otherwise unwanted portions from a woody plant. Pinching back herbaceous plants, such as chrysanthemums to encourage denser growth or more profuse or delayed flowering, is a form of pruning.
The annual vineyard chore of trimming back plants from the previous harvest.
The removal of live or dead branches from standing trees, whether done artificially or naturally. Natural pruning results from such causes as deficiency of light, decay, snow, ice, etc. Syn. self-pruning.
Removing live or dead branches from standing trees. With forest trees, pruning is generally done along the trunk to remove the side branches (which cause knots in the wood) to produce a higher quality wood (knot free). Some natural self-pruning occurs as lower limbs are shaded out by the forest canopy.
Cutting off or shortening branches of shrubs and trees to encourage growth and/or to improve the shape. C D E-G H-L M-O T-W
Removal of plant parts such as buds, developed shoots, and roots to maintain a desirable form by controlling the direction and amount of growth.
to cut away unwanted parts of a tree to help it grow better
the dead branches can help trees grow fuller and taller.
The act of removing unwanted limbs to produce trees with clearwood.
cutting off unwanted branches from a tree or bush
the act of sawing or cutting branches from a living tree. In forest management, pruning is done to promote the growth of clear, valuable wood on the tree bole.
Pruning of lower dead branches leads to an almost immediate improvement in the quality of wood produced. After several years new wood will cover the severed branch stubs and the subsequently produced wood will be knot-free. This treatment has no effect upon tree growth. Pruning can significantly improve the quality of saw and veneer logs. For maximum effectiveness pruning should be concentrated on lower portions of larger trees which will not be harvested for some 30 to 40 years following treatment. Heavy pruning which removes a substantial portion (i.e., more than one-third) of the green crown should be avoided.
something that has been pruned off of a plant
the act of trimming a plant
The shortening of laterals or roots to enhance the shape of the plant or to remove a damaged or dead portion.
Pruning is the process of controlling growth of a plant or tree to give it an aesthetic shape, to maintain its health and to increase growing space.
Cutting away dead, diseased parts of plants. Also cutting to control size and balance. Also cutting to appease the neighbors.
Cutting the vine to improve its shape and balance. The level of pruning can affect a vine's vigour and the quality of its yield.
Selectively cutting back of the tea brush, so that it maintains its shape and help increase yield.
the selective cutting of branches from trees to remove old stems, dead wood, or give it better shape
cutting, pinching, and trimming branches to create a tree's shape and to keep it strong.
cutting away undesirable parts of a tree.
the act of sawing or cutting branches from a living tree. In forest management, pruning is done to promote the growth of clear wood free of knots, from which more valuable, knot-free boards can be sawn. Pruning is usually done in conjunction with a thinning.
The process of controlling the shape and growth rate of a bonsai by cutting back the shoots, stems and branches.
arguably the most important operation of the vineyard year in terms of wine quality. During winter the vine is cut back leaving a specific number of buds responsible for producing the next year's crop. Although many other factors come into play, low-yielding vines in general tend to produce more concentrated wine.
Removal of branches flush with the trunk to promote the growth of knot-free timber. There are 1 - 4 prunes (sometimes called "lifts") that usually occur between 4 and 8 years after planting. Qualifying Company The name given in the New Zealand Tax Act to a company that meets certain defined criteria that results in the company being treated for tax purposes similarly to a partnership. Forest Enterprises investment structure employs qualifying companies. You can find out more about Our Investment Structure on this site.
A process that removes unavailable printers from Active Directory listing. An orphan pruner program running on the domain controller periodically checks for orphaned printers, that is, printers that are offline or powered down, and deletes the printer objects of the printers it cannot find.
Selective cutting back of the tea bush, to maintain its shape and help it stay productive.
the removal of parts of the plant in order to improve its performance
Making small cuts with a pruning tool to remove damaged and dead branches. Pruning controls the size and shape of plants as they grow, spurs the production of fruits and flowers and eliminates dead or infected parts of plants. ootbound: A container-grown plant in which the roots have outgrown the container. In rootbound plants, the roots circle around the top of the rootball and poke out of the container's drain holes. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: A map splitting the United States several zones to provide information on the approximate minimum temperatures in each zone. This map is a useful guide for selecting plants that will thrive in your area. Click here for an example: Zone Map
The removal of normal vegetative growth that intrudes beyond the defined trail clearing limits.
Selective removal of woody plant parts of any size, using saws, pruners, clippers, or other pruning tools.
the manual removal, close to or flush with the stem, of side branches, live or dead, and of multiple leaders from standing, generally plantation-grown trees. Pruning is carried out to improve the market value of the final wood product by producing knot-free wood for the improvement of the tree or its timber.
to cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of a plant to improve shape or growth
The silvicultural practice of removing the lower branches of a tree while the tree is still growing to eliminate or prevent the formation of knots and deformation of the grain in the wood subsequently grown. A strategy to grow clearwood.
Cutting back the vegetative part of the vine after it has become dormant. Pruning affects the size and quality of the next year's crop.
the removal, close to branch or collar or flush with the stem, of side branches (live or dead) and multiple leaders from a standing tree – note pruning is generally done on plantations to improve the tree or its timber, or on urban and rural trees to improve their aesthetics or health
The manual removal of the lower branches of crop trees to a predetermined height to produce clear, knot-free wood.
v. To use one's bike or helmet to remove leaves and branches from the surrounding flora. Usually unintentional.
The removal of live or dead branches from standing trees by natural or artificial means. The REGEN model does not account for natural pruning. (TEND PRUNE)
The practice of removing tree limbs so that a straight, bole, free of limbs, will develop. Several years after pruning, the resulting wound will have grown over and the wood that grows over the site of the former branch will be clear, that is, knot free. Pruning is a component of T.S.I.
The removal of excess parts of a vine above ground-- canes, shoots, and leaves.
Essential vineyard practice, important in canopy management. For more information see my article on vine training techniques.
The practice of cutting or pinching back the shoots, leaves and stems of a tree or shrub to control the growth rate and shape of the plant.
The cutting and trimming of plants to remove dead or injured wood, or to control and direct the new growth of a plant.
Physical removal of portions of the vine for the purpose of maintaining size and productivity.
Removing growth from a plant or tree to maintain its health, regulate its shape and control flowering.
The removal of dead, dying, diseased, live interfering, objectionable and weak branches in a scientific manner as identified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) a 300 Pruning Standards.
Removal of branches usually on selected stems only, above the height of Brashing with the object of reducing the knots in the timber being formed.
selective cutting back of the tea bush, so that it maintains its shape and helps to keep it productive.
The process of removing follicles from a previously transplanted graft to improve the appearance of plugginess or compression.
Eliminating lower level splits or entire sub-trees in a decision tree. This term is also used to describe algorithms that adjust the topology of a neural net by removing (i.e., pruning) hidden nodes.
The pruning algorithm is a technique used for digital image processing based on mathematical morphology. It is used as a complement to the skeleton and thinning algorithms to remove unwanted parasitic components.
Pruning is a term in mathematics and informatics which describes a method of enumeration, which allows to cut parts of a decision tree. Pruned parts of the tree are no longer considered because the algorithm knows based on already collected data (e.g. through sampling) that these subtrees do not contain the searched object. The decision tree is simplified by removing some decisions.
