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Too much removed

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tree with thin foliage

Too much foliage was removed when this tree was reduced. You can clearly see the sky through the tree because the entire middle portion of the canopy is missing. If you look carefully, you can see a heading cut in the middle left portion of the photo. Heading cuts are not appropriate in most instances.