Pruning Effects On Tree Growth: Growth Regulation Consequences
University Outreach Publication
Within a tree there are four functional types of growth control paths that could be pruned. Pruning (severing) each carries unique consequences for the tree and the tree manager. Deadwood pruning where living boundaries are not breached does not carry growth control and resource allocation concerns, although some mechanical problems can occur. Greenwood pruning, or the pruning of living tissue, can change, disrupt and destroy many interrelated tree command and control functions. Here, only greenwood pruning will be reviewed from the growth regulation standpoint.
(This publication is a synthesis of the tree growth regulation and correlation literature. General processes and systems presented here represent educational models which professionals can use to better appreciate and understand basic tree functions. These models do not represent actual physiological mechanisms, but simple theoretical means of explaining tree reactions within the environment.)
(FOR98-005) January 1998
Kim D. Coder
1998
University of Georgia School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA
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FOR98-005
Abiotic Factors, Canopy, Carbon, Compartmentalization (CODIT), Maintenance Specifications, Modeling (growth), Photosynthesis, Plant Health Care, Respiration, Roots, Growth, Health (tree), Pruning, Growth Management (urban)
International
Growth control, Growth regulation, Growth regulator, Hormones, Pruning, Root / shoot balance, Root / shoot ratio, Shoot / root balance, Shoot / root ratio, Tree hormones
