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Tree Pruning <br />Central Leader <br />Suckers <br />2 <br />1 <br />3 4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br /> 1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />Healthy Pruning Cuts <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />On the bottom of the limb between <br />6 and 12 inches from the trunk; cut <br />about one-quarter of the way through. <br />Through the limb from <br />the top, starting about <br />1 inch beyond the first <br />cut. The weight of the <br />branch may cause it <br />to snap off before the <br />cut is complete. <br />Cut completely through the short <br />remaining stub from top to bottom <br />just beyond the swollen branch collar. <br />Support the stub while sawing to <br />make a clean cut. <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />How to Make a Pruning Cut <br />To prune a tree limb larger than 2 <br />inches in diameter cleanly and safely, <br />as shown in the image above, use a <br />pruning saw and make these three <br />sequential cuts: <br />Limbs that compete with the <br />tree’s central leader. <br />Rubbing, crossing branches. <br />Inadequate spacing between <br />branches. <br />Awkward unattractive <br />branches. <br />Watersprouts that shoot up <br />from main “scaffold” branches. <br />Dead, diseased, or broken <br />limbs. <br />Limbs that sag or grow close <br />to the ground. <br />Suckers that grow from the <br />roots or base of the trunk.