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Growth animations with and without structural pruning

The animation below left will show you how many trees typically grow without pruning. The animation below right will show you how this same tree can grow with several structural prunings. Trees that are structurally pruned to reduce codominant stems will be stronger than trees that do not receive this pruning.

Animated structural pruning examples