UTILIZING ELECTRONIC

MEDIA IN FACILITATING
LEARNING

PREPARED BY:
CAMILYN A. LIGMAYO
CARE AND MAINTAIN CROPS
PRUNING
MATERIALS NEEDED:

• PRUNING SHEARS
• LOPPERS
• PRUNING SAWS
• HEDGE SHEARS
• POLE PRUNER
WHAT IS PRUNING?

• PRUNING IS A HORTICULTURAL
PRACTICE INVOLVING THE REMOVAL OF
CERTAIN PARTS OF A PLANT SUCH AS
BRANCHES, BUDS OR WATER SPROUTS.
• THE GOAL IS TO REMOVE UNWANTED
BRANCHES, IMPROVE THE TREE/PLANTS
STRUCTURE, AND DIRECT NEW,
HEALTHY GROWTH.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRUNING?

• SAY FAREWELL TO DEAD, BROKEN OR DAMAGE

BRANCHES
• SAVE YOUR PROPERTY FROM POTENTIAL DAMAGE
FROM FALLEN BRANCHES
• WHEN YOU REMOVE OLD BRANCHES, YOU GIVE
PLANTS THE GREEN LIGHT TO PUT OUT HEALTHY,
NEW GROWTH
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRUNING?

• TRAIN TREES TO GROW ON YOUR TERMS SO THAT

BRANCHES WON’T HANG OVER THE ROOF OR
STRETCH INTO POWER LINES

• GIVE TREES A CLEAN POLISHED LOOK THAT

ELEVATES YOUR WHOLE LANDSCAPE

• SET THE TREE UP WITH A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR

LONG-TERM HEALTH
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OR
METHODS OF PRUNING?

• THINNING REMOVES LIMBS ALL THE WAY

BACK TO THEIR BRANCHES.

IT’S A METHOD USED TO FREE UP A FULL

CANOPY SO THAT MORE SUNLIGHT CAN COME
THROUGH.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OR
METHODS OF PRUNING?

• CLEANING IS LIKE FINE TUNING A TREE

SIMPLE CUTS ARE USED TO CLEAR OUT DEAD ,

DISEASED, AND DAMAGE LIMBS TO GIVE THE
TREE A POLISHED LOOK.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OR
METHODS OF PRUNING?

• REDUCTION – CUTS REDUCE A TREE’S

HEIGHT OR WIDTH

• THIS METHOD TYPICALLY SHORTENS

BRANCHES THAT ARE INCHING INTO UTILITY
LINES OR REDUCES A WIDE-SPREAD TREE
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OR
METHODS OF PRUNING?

• STRUCTURAL (SUBORDINATION) CUTS

COULD INVOLVE ONE OR MORE OF THE
PREVIOUS METHODS TO IMPROVE A PLANTS
STRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM HEALTH
PRUNING STEPS

• REMOVE ANY BRANCH

THAT IS
UNPRODUCTIVE AND
ATTRACTS PROBLEMS
PRUNING STEPS

• PRUNE OUT ANY

WATER SPROUTS OR
AWKWARD LIMBS

• THIN OUT OLD, LESS

VIGOROUS CANES TO
PROMOTE NEW
FLOWERING/FRUIT
BEARING WOOD
PRUNING STEPS

• REMOVE CLUSTERING,
CROSSING, AND ACUTE
BRANCHES
PRUNING STEPS

• SOMETIMES, IF BRANCHES
ARE CROSSING, SELECT
THE BEST BRANCH AND
REMOVE THE OTHERS.
• PULL SUCKERS TO
ASSURE REMOVAL OF
SUCKER BUDS WHICH
ARE PRESENT AT THE
BASE OF MOST
SHOOTS