Why trees and people benefit from pruning
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Here is a live oak growing in an open landscape. Branches spread and the tree grows wider than tall. Defects such as bark inclusions and closely spaced branches often form on open grown trees. These can lead to breakage. More.... |
| Trees that grow in the forest typically develop a dominant trunk. This form is durable. The tree is taller than it is wide. Bark inclusions and closely spaced branches are rare in the forest. |

