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After subordination

After reducing the length of the right hand stem on the tree in the previous photo, there is a void showing in the canopy. This is normal and expected with structural pruning. The longer you wait to prune, the larger the void. Arborists balance the size of the void and customer expectations against what the tree needs.

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