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Just realized I was pruning oaks all wrong for years

Met an old timer named Dave at a job site near Portland last month. He showed me how I was cutting too close to the branch collar (by like a half inch too deep) and leaving stubs that would take forever to seal. I always thought you just made a clean cut wherever, but he pulled out his saw and walked me through a proper 3 cut method on a big red oak. Any of you guys ever learn a basic thing way later than you should have?
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samthompson
Bet Dave never told you how cutting on a warm day can stress the tree worse than a bad cut.
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morgan512
morgan51226d agoMost Upvoted
Man, feels like I learn half my trade from old timers correcting me.
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