How do you remove a large branch from a tree? What will be an ...

[Marty]

How do you remove a large branch from a tree?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How can pruning improve the health of a shrub or tree?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[triiciiaa]

Answer to Question 1

Use the three-cut pruning method: Cut 1 :under the branch about one foot from the trunk; cut

2: further out on the branch to remove the majority of the weight of the branch, cut 3: to remove the stub to be flush with the trunk of the tree.

Answer to Question 2

It removes dead diseased limbs. It creates strong branch structure to decrease chances of branches breaking.

[Marty]

Great answer, keep it coming

[Sarahjh]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it