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-How to cut off a large limb to prevent its splitting off and 

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removing whole branches, is highly preferable to simply clipping or 

 shortening the ends, or cutting away the top. 



When sawing off a large limb, first make a cut on the underside to 

 eliminate the possibiUty of tearing the bark when the limb falls. 

 Furthermore, the limb should first be cut off at some distance from 

 the stem, and afterward quite close to it (Fig. 74). All newly cut 

 surfaces should be painted thoroughly to keep out rain and the action 

 of frost. Any good lead paint will serve, but liquid asphalt or tree 

 varnish has been found most effective and durable. 



PRUNING FLOWERING SHRUBS 



Unless a formal shape (topiary work) is desired, shrubs should 

 never be clipped with hedge shears, or cut in any way that will tend 

 to form a flat top or sides. The majority of shrubs need but little 

 annual pruning, and this must be done at the right time and in the 

 right manner. It is often necessary, however, to rejuvenate shrubs, 

 and this can be accomplished by cutting away, right to the ground, 

 all the old branches and by shortening the weak wood (Fig. 75). This 



