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limbs. Pruning strategies include central leader, modified central leader, <strong>and</strong> open center<br />

types. Plants may be thinned out, headed back, or renewed by pruning methods. Hedges<br />

<strong>and</strong> vines are pruned differently from trees. Sometimes the technique of training is combined<br />

with pruning to force plants to assume certain forms, called the espalier method of<br />

pruning. This plant art form reaches a high level in topiary, the art of training <strong>and</strong> pruning<br />

trees to assume geometric or other recognizable shapes.<br />

REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING<br />

American Horticultural Society. 1980. Pruning. Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Va.: American<br />

Horticultural Society.<br />

Brickell, C., <strong>and</strong> D. Joyce. 1996. Pruning <strong>and</strong> training. Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Va.: American<br />

Horticultural Society.<br />

Harris, R. W. 1992. Arboriculture: Integrated management of l<strong>and</strong>scape trees, shrubs,<br />

<strong>and</strong> vines, 2d ed. Englwood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall.<br />

OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT<br />

1. Discuss the general purposes of pruning.<br />

2. Discuss how deciduous fruits are pruned.<br />

3. How is pruning different from training of plants?<br />

4. Describe how a hedge should be pruned for best growth <strong>and</strong> development.<br />

5. What is a topiary?<br />

6. What is coppicing, <strong>and</strong> what is its purpose in the l<strong>and</strong>scape?<br />

608 Chapter 19 Pruning

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