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Reduction cut photo detail
A reduction cut removes a stem back to a lateral branch.
Decay 3 years after a reduction cut on a tree that compartmentalizes decay poorly.
Decay 3 years after a reduction cut on a tree that compartmentalizes decay very well.
Sprouts growing from a very large reduction cut. Sprouts should be retained to help resist decay behind the cut. They can be reduced and thinned to reduce interference with one another.
