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Vol. 22, No. 10, June 15, 2007
 
Proper pruning of Austrian pine
Howard Russell
Diagnostic Services
   
Basal pruning Firewood from a Austrian pine tree.
Shown here is an effective method of corrective pruning of an Austrian pine tree. This method is known as basal pruning. One good use of an Austrian pine tree is firewood.
Backyard bonfire. The pruning crew.
Another good use is fuel for a backyard bonfire. The pruning crew: my neighbor, Joe Belman, his son Caleb and friend, Seth Johnson, sitting on my much improved Austrian pine tree.
 
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