Lawn Care, Landscaping business. How to prune a tree branch or limb for your landscape customers.

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Today we are talking about how to properly prune a limb off a tree.

In today's example, we have a branch that has been damaged. The bark is peeling away from the subwood. The entire limb is dead and needs to be pruned off to maintain the health of the tree.

This limb is joined at a collared union. The bark of the tree poofs out as the limb come out of the tree. The poofed out part is the collar. All cuts at a collared union should be on the branch side of the collar. You should never cut into the collar of a tree. Cutting into a collar can do severe damage to the tree.

If this branch were smaller, we could use a pair of anvil loppers to prune away the branch. Since it is so large, our anvils will not produce a correct cut. For this branch we are going to use a bow saw. A pruning saw will work too.

The proper method of cutting a branch with a saw is to use the three-cut method of pruning. If you just use the saw and cut it at the collar, the weight of the branch will pull down and you risk tearing the collar damaging the tree. We are going to use the three-cut method.

The first cut is made on the underside of the branch about 5 inches away from the collar. Cut the branch about 1/4 way through.

The second cut is made about 2 inches further away from the collar than the underside cut. As you can see in the video, while making the top cut the branch fell downward before the cut was complete. This action tore the underside of the branch to the underside cut. If we had not made the underside cut, the tear may have proceeded to the collar and damaged the health wood inside. The underside cut protected the collar.

After the main branch is cut away, you can make a third cut just outside of the collar to cut away the remaining stub to finish your pruning job.

On some pruning cuts, you may need to use an arborists' sealer to protect against insects and disease. However, since we made this pruning cut during the cold season, we are not going to seal the cut.

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[nautplus1]

Thank you for keeping it simple and safe.

TP.

[xst276]

What a impoper face cut, Stick to cutting grass you obviously have no clue on how to prefrom proper tree care.

[CactusWolf]

Great job man... Thank you, from another Landscape professional...

[irrelevantSpoof]

FFS you lot, he is just showing you the technique to use when lopping a large branch. It's a bit easier to film stood on the ground rather than halfway up a tree!!

Well, I understood what he meant. Although I would have preferred it if he finished the wound with a pruning knife, left it looking pretty gash!

[joshuarugg]

@easzlee  you idiot, if you pinch a branch like that it splits and crushes the wood causing the cambium layer to separate from the heart wood.

[heidilee0000]

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[bugsy5553]

hahahhaha get a chansaw.....

[easzlee]

bigger anvil loppers job done!

[HxXFromFirstToLastXx]

2:58 - 3:00 hahahahahah

[leon89460]

if you're careful you can easily do this with two cuts... and a chainsaw on large limbs... to do it with only two cuts, just make the undercut right next to the collar. three cuts seem like a bit much... but undercutting is essential, particularly on fresher limbs... and there's no problem with using a chainsaw, if you know how to handle one.