Author Question: What should be done to pruning equipment prior to use to obtain the best results, and what are five ... (Read 16 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What should be done to pruning equipment prior to use to obtain the best results, and what are five commonly used pruning tools?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List the five important external portions of the tree and the four key internal portions of the tree.

What will be an ideal response?

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

Answer to Question 1

It is always important to have sharp pruning equipment to obtain the best results. Five
commonly used pruning tools are: shears, manual saws, power saws, pole saws, and
pruners.

Answer to Question 2

Five important external portions:
Crown or canopy
Terminal or leader
Scaffold branches
Trunk
Suckers or water sprouts
Four key internal portions:
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Pith