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Re: Retrenchment pruning

Subject: Re: Retrenchment pruning
From: Paul Hawksford
Date: Dec 10 2004 14:11:15
Tony wrote

"Has anyone used the 'retrenchment pruning' techinique on
old/veteran/overmature trees in order to create a more compact and
better balanced crown, and if so, how did it turn out."

Sorry to be pedantic Tone, but the only time a tree is balanced is when its
dead!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul H.



        
        
                
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