Structural pruning

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before pruning

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after pruning

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1 year later

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reduce 1 leader

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before pruning

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after pruning

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structural defect

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reduce length of lower branches

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before subordination

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after subordination

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before pruning

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close-up

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after pruning

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1 year later

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space branches

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space branches

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too many branches

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space them apart

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shorten some

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train them

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reduce lower ones

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opposite branches

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too far gone

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declining leader

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clustered branches

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reduce upright