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1. Pruning
Keep your shrubs
healthy by pruning
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PRUNING
 Five
methods of pruning
 Lowering shrubs
 Keep your shrubs healthy

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5 PRUNING METHODS
 Each method provides a way to improve
the health and future of the plant. Using a
combination of pinching, thinning,
renewal pruning, shearing and heading
back, and at-home gardener can
perform every task of pruning to benefit
the shrub.

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METHOD # 5
PINCHING
 Pinching is simply the removal of a
terminal portion of any green, succulent
plant before it has a chance to become
firm and woody. Pinch pruning will
eliminate the necessity of a more drastic
pruning in the near future.

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METHOD # 4
THINNING
 Thinning allows the plant to become more
open without stimulating any type of new
excessive growth. The ideal rule of thumb is to
make a lateral pruning cut that is no more than
a third of the diameter of the branch being
excised. Thinning is often performed using a
saw, loppers, or pruning shears. Never use
hedge shears. Once completed, the shrub
may display itself with a straggly appearance.

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METHOD # 3
RENEWAL PRUNING
 Renewal pruning, also known as
rejuvenation, is a technique that removes
the shrub's oldest branches through the
process of pruning them down near the
ground. This leaves the younger, bigger
branches to reinvigorate the plant, to a
healthier state. Tiny stems (those less than
the diameter of a pencil) should also be
excised.

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METHOD # 2
SHEARING
 Shearing is a procedure that involves the
cutting of most shoots. It is performed with
hedge or shearing clippers. Typically used
for forming a formal hedge, Shearing
often destroys the natural traditional
shape of the shrub.

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METHOD # 1
HEADING BACK
 The process of Heading Back is simply
removing the terminal portion of any
woody branch using the method of
cutting it back to a healthy branch or
bud. This pruning method will stimulate the
growth of new shoots just below the cut,
making the plant much denser

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Before beginning any type of pruning, it is essential
to disinfect the pruning equipment using nine parts
water to one part chlorine.
Use a cup or bowl that is large enough to dip the
pruning tool into the solution between each cut.
Neglecting this procedure provides the
opportunity to easily spread disease to different
parts of the shrub, or even to other plants.