{"id":8000,"date":"2017-02-09T09:06:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T09:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=8000"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:34:19","slug":"new-publication-tree-pruning-what-do-trees-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-tree-pruning-what-do-trees-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication: Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FNR-534-W<\/a>The Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think<\/a>\u00a0publication explains the physiological and physical changes that happen within trees as a response to pruning. Guiding young and medium-aged trees to develop good branch architecture is key to sustainable tree plantings. Good architecture created through structural pruning is enormously beneficial and should be the primary objective for pruning. Helping the tree develop better architecture can reduce the chance for failure when nature gets nasty. The benefits of pruning far outweigh the negatives when done correctly–with the tree in mind!<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nTree Pruning Essentials<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 publication, The Education Store,\u00a0Purdue Extension Resource Center
\nTree Pruning Essentials<\/a> – video, The Education Store
\nTrees and Storms<\/a>,\u00a0Got Nature?
\nTree Risk Management<\/a> \u2013 Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR<\/p>\n

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Lindsey Purcell<\/a>, Urban Forestry Specialist
\nPurdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Tree Pruning: What Do Trees Think\u00a0publication explains the physiological and physical changes that happen within trees as a response to pruning. Guiding young and medium-aged trees to develop good branch architecture is key to sustainable tree plantings. Good architecture created through structural pruning is enormously beneficial and should be the primary objective for pruning. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,45,53],"tags":[364,413,257,71],"class_list":["post-8000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees","category-howto","category-urbanforestry","tag-pruning","tag-publication","tag-purdue-extension","tag-urban-forestry","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t