I heard a talk show host last week say to the effect that trees do not require pruning, and “If a tree grows a limb out in some direction, that it is because it knows best.” So, what he is saying is the tree has some unknown powers to produce limb, trunk , branch growth wherever it decides. If we were led to believe that this is a good thing then this would mean that growth, no matter what growth, would be adequate in both health and structure to support the tree. So, embedded, bifurcated, included and competing limbs are for the most part a predetermined growth that has a positive effect on the tree.
This is just another example of simplistic thought. Don’t be fooled!
Human beings, Arborist, do good things and pruning trees are one of these good things. There are reasons for limb removal as mentioned prior and it’s to ensure that tree lives and grows to a long productive life.
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