www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com Today we are talking about how to properly prune a limb off a tree. In today’s example, we have a branch that has been damaged. The bark is peeling away from the subwood. The entire limb is dead and needs to be pruned off to maintain the health of the tree. This limb is joined at a collared union. The bark of the tree poofs out as the limb come out of the tree. The poofed out part is the collar. All cuts at a collared union should be on the branch side of the collar. You should never cut into the collar of a tree. Cutting into a collar can do severe damage to the tree. If this branch were smaller, we could use a pair of anvil loppers to prune away the branch. Since it is so large, our anvils will not produce a correct cut. For this branch we are going to use a bow saw. A pruning saw will work too. The proper method of cutting a branch with a saw is to use the three-cut method of pruning. If you just use the saw and cut it at the collar, the weight of the branch will pull down and you risk tearing the collar damaging the tree. We are going to use the three-cut method. The first cut is made on the underside of the branch about 5 inches away from the collar. Cut the branch about 1 way through. The second cut is made about 2 inches further away from the collar than the underside cut. As you can see in the video, while making the top cut the branch fell downward before the cut was complete. This action tore the underside of the branch to the …
Lawn Care, Landscaping business. How to prune a tree branch or limb for your landscape customers.
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bugsy5553
September 16, 2010 at 8:45 am
hahahhaha get a chansaw…..
easzlee
September 16, 2010 at 9:21 am
bigger anvil loppers job done!
HxXFromFirstToLastXx
September 16, 2010 at 9:41 am
2:58 – 3:00 hahahahahah
leon89460
September 16, 2010 at 9:50 am
if you’re careful you can easily do this with two cuts… and a chainsaw on large limbs… to do it with only two cuts, just make the undercut right next to the collar. three cuts seem like a bit much… but undercutting is essential, particularly on fresher limbs… and there’s no problem with using a chainsaw, if you know how to handle one.
bmxball7
September 16, 2010 at 10:42 am
@4×4mike15 I agree just get a dam chain saw
ICUC007
September 16, 2010 at 10:51 am
@4×4mike15 Well, I guess only anybody who cares about their trees
coldshot78
September 16, 2010 at 11:30 am
Wow!!!!!!!! Way overkill. Nice demonstration of proper technique on a 2 inch branch. I know my hand clippers would have taken that task in two seconds.
hammyoni
September 16, 2010 at 12:22 pm
thanks for this vid, well done
kathyvicki
September 16, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Thanks for making this tutorial. It’s really helpful and I appreciate it!
ShelterDogs
September 16, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Very good tutorial. No wonder I’ve always had trouble with cutting off branches. I believe I get the problem with “tearing” you speak of. It would just get to a point where I would have to bend it backwards and forward with my hands to snap it off.
4x4mike15
September 16, 2010 at 1:33 pm
holy crap just use a chainsaw who gives a shit