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Cutback Trees and Shrubs

Clip: Season 17 Episode 2 | 8m

Learn why some trees and shrubs benefit from being cut to the ground every couple years.

At Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Director of Horticulture Jeff Epping shows us how and why some trees and shrubs actually benefit from being cut back to the ground every couple years and explains the basics of cutback pruning technique. At Olbrich Gardens, willows and locusts are good examples of cutback pruning.

04/30/2009 | Rating TV-G

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