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US
/ˈpɹunɪŋ/
]
[ UK /pɹˈuːnɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈuːnɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- something that has been pruned off of a plant
- the act of trimming a plant
How To Use pruning In A Sentence
- And evidently this time apart allowed the two to approach their partnership rejuvenated and ready for some serious woodshedding, as they reportedly recorded dozens of tracks before pruning down to these relatively lean 14 songs.
- Kind of pruning back Natural Law, which a perspectivist should appreciate. Max Stirner and the Problem of Compassion
- Cutting sprigs of holly in spring will provide all the pruning they need. The Sun
- Pruning in freezing weather can induce burn and then dieback on the roses, but you do want to get the vines done in the next month or so as they will bleed. January: the to-do list
- If you have it in a narrow bed between wall and paving, life will be so much simpler and pruning will be a quick, painless job. Times, Sunday Times
- This chore goes fast and is followed by light pruning for the pheasantwood and rosewood plantings.
- After some judicious pruning, trim the rootball to size with your shovel and tilt the tree into the hole.
- Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
- This insect is the maggot of the eggs laid by sawflies or carpenter bees in the freshly-cut cane of the rose after pruning.
- Organic managers adhere to the same basic principles when it comes to selecting a site for a new orchard, choosing rootstocks, pruning, and staking or trellising trees.