Author Question: What are four different methods of pruning? Name a plant that is typically pruned using each of the ... (Read 43 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What are four different methods of pruning? Name a plant that is typically pruned
using each of the four methods.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss five different reasons for pruning plants.

What will be an ideal response?

SVictor · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Four different methods of pruning are thinning, used on fruit trees; heading back, used
on lilacs and maples; renewal pruning, used on flowering trees; and root pruning, used
on deciduous trees

Answer to Question 2

Five different reasons for pruning plants are to:
Remove dead, diseased, insect-infested, or broken branches.
Change the size or proportion of the plant.
Develop a special form or shape.
Remove wilted or dead flowers and seed pods.
Rejuvenate a declining plant.