pruning

[US]/'pru:niŋ/
[UK]/ˈprunɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of trimming or cutting branches
adj. used for trimming or cutting
v. the present participle of prune

Phrases & Collocations

prune branches

prune roses

prune bushes

prune fruit trees

Example Sentences

Viticulture :Traditional, short pruning (single guyot). Mechanical harvest.

There are several pruning methods for Hippophae rhamnoides L. forests, namely, heading-back cut, thinning-out cut, shortening cut, renewal cut, watershoot pruning, etc.

Pruning in March leaving no more than 4 nodes per branch is suitable for atemoya.

This is identical to what we saw above with autotrace, except we get to see that partition pruning did actually take place.

I dream of a day when there will be a way to resolve all the world’s conflicts, swords beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning booksy.

The trees were pruned with a chainsaw and the Court considered that the pruning was excessive, damaging and not in accordance with accepted arboriculture practice.

Public Works: Public Works Commissioner Jeff Mantes is proposing cuts in brush collection, tree pruning and city building maintenance, eliminating 10 jobs.

Real-world Examples

But a bit of pruning is justified.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Now, when I say pruning, we're not pruning to reduce or change the shape of the shrub.

Source: Listening Digest

That made him hit Ron over the hand with his pruning shears.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

In the gardening world, cutting back plants is called " pruning" .

Source: VOA Special English: World

" Pruning then results in strong new growth, " she said.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Jobs took on the task of pruning the Gravenstein apple trees.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Even winemakers look to the Moon when planting and pruning grapevines.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

Way back, probably 30 years ago, the pruning method was burning.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2022 Compilation

We're pruning, slowly, so we don't scare the market.

Source: Billions Season 1

Pruning is also a way to start new plants.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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