Where to Cut

When pruning plants, cut at the right spot to promote rapid healing

Length: 1:42

Regular pruning helps to control the size and shape of your plants, and it's also a way to keep them healthy and productive. But it's important to know where to make your cuts. In this video, Lee Reich, author of The Pruning Book, published by The Taunton Press, demonstrates the right and wrong ways to cut.

Produced by: Gary Junken


Excerpted from

The Pruning Book
Guidelines for pruning hundreds of species
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