4 Basic Pruning Cuts, Demonstrated & Explained!

Learn the four basic pruning cuts from UC Marin Master Gardener and Pruning Guild member Kirby Wilcox. Four cuts — Heading, Thinning, Releadering (or Reduction), and Jump cuts are demonstrated and explained in detail.

Pruning cuts, performed properly and at the right time, can help improve the structure, health and performance of your trees and shrubs.

[KefirTView]

Among all the YouTube videos out there for properly pruning a tree, this by far outshines them all!

[eugeniustheodidactus]

Finally someone willing to demonstrate instead of talking on and on and on. *Well done!* So grateful. 🙏🏼

[alwayseating-ur]

It is very rare to see serious stuff on YouTube, but here's the one on pruning

[mwu]

Finally a video that explains pruning in easy to understand steps!

[malayalamsaleem]

The best explained pruning video. Hats off - for this excellent explanation

[NM-rztq]

How much irrelevant rubbish I had to wade through to get to this perfectly concise, yet comprehensive guide. No blabbing on about your house and kids and 2 dogs and how it's summer and lemon lime bitters are a great way to cool down for the first 5 minutes of an 8 minute video, before getting into the actual content only to vaguely brush over the topic at hand. I have saved this as the only pruning guide I think I will ever need as an amateur gardener. Thank-you!!

[LiaWongsohardjo]

Thank you so much for explaining very well with step by step and demonstrating how to do it.

[Aqua-egnb]

I now feel I understand pruning and it is less of a total mystery/misery! Thank you for the clear explanation 😊

[taromcbarako]

I'm so thankful for this video! It explained so clearly and efficiently. Thank you!

[bradwk]

This is easily the best tree pruning 101 video I've seen, thank you!

[delineed]

Well, after watching, i was anxious to heqd down to the comments to commend this video for all it’s glory ….to give it the recognition it deserved. I’m glad others have beat me to it and praised it’s greatness. Took the words right out of my mouth. Topped off near the end with the mini tree demo put it over the top.

[yvonnemichelleautry]

🌳 Thank you for this! Quite clearly demonstrated indeed!🌳

[marshteamrealestate]

Very sharp, right to the point- see that works because... Great video guide.

[bambootree]

Very easy to understand and very clearly demonstrated. Thank you.

[Chand_Classes]

Vivid my doubts related to pruning are gone now... thank you Pal!

[xenorarca]

This must be the best pruning guide out there! You demonstrated everything as well as anyone could.
Amateurs take notes, this man knows what he's talking about!

[asgardsiteworks]

Sir, this is probably the best pruning video i have come across so far. Very detailed, very informative, clearly explained, without overwhelming with information. Thank you very much for your knowledge.

Edit: NOT probably, DEFINITELY.

[markthomas]

Great video, quick without any babbling. Excellent content and execution!

[etreailleurs]

Wonderful video, clearly explained. Thank you

[lzdmlky]

This is without a doubt one of the very best videos I ever have screened on YouTube. So well explained and demonstrated and no time wasted. This video is precise and concise. Gives me confidence that I can tackle the shrubs and trees at my new rental property. Everyone should watch this video at least twice before tackling their shrubs and trees and making a lot of mistakes. Many, many years ago I tried to trim a whole long row of boxwoods. I must have done it wrong because it totally stunted their growth. They never grew up again. I was horrified and heartbroken. Ever since then, I have been frightened to trim anything.