Re: pruning question

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] pruning question
• From: "Kitty" k*@comcast.net
• Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:23:59 -0500
• References: 000001c522b6$3e372200$6401a8c0@Justme 002b01c522bc$b6463e60$210110ac@DICKSON

one thing mentioned in the pruning talk here was that narrow crotches
collect more debris.  More material sits in the crotch and rots.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] pruning question


> Donna,
> One tip that has stuck with me from a pruning talk is to hold up your
hand,
> then bend down the little finger and the ring finger.  Now the 3 fingers
> left are your tool to know which is the strong and the weak crotch angle.
> The thumb and the first finger represent a good strong angle.  The pointer
> finger and the middle finger represent a weak angle.  He gave lots of
> reasons why that is so... like the first one has more room for cells...
but
> really all I retained is which one is a good angle and which one you
should
> try to prune out.
> I hope that made sense!
> Tricia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 7:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] pruning question
>
>
> > Well grab your favorite pruning shears and come on down :)
> >
> > LOL! If you think that tree needs pruning, you should see another one! I
> > am
> > seriously thinking of digging it out and trashing it since it is a very
> > small tree. A storm last year about took it out. It lost so many
branches
> > I
> > should have put it out of it's misery then.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >> Pruning is one of my favorite garden chores.
> >>     Ceres
> >
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